At the invitation of his Lithuanian counterpart Leonarda Kuodiene and Commissioner for Human Rights Alvaro Gil-Robles, Human Rights Ombudsman Matjaž Hanžek took part in a meeting of all European ombudsmen on 5 and 6 April.

Over the course of the two days the ombudsmen devoted some attention to the question of discrimination against Roma in the light of the right to education and talked about the work of ombudsmen in crisis situations and the role of the ombudsman in the work of the administration.