Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

12/20/2024 | The Human Rights Ombudsman

The Ombudsman emphasises that without the protection of beekeeping and the preservation of a healthy food chain, it is not possible to respect the right to...

12/20/2024 | Environment and space

Scouts also dedicate the Light of Peace at the Guardian

12/18/2024 | The Human Rights Ombudsman

The Slovenian NPM contributed to the global report on women in prisons

12/12/2024 | National preventive mechanism (NPM)

The fight against discrimination is a never-ending task

12/12/2024 | Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

Taking action against hate speech requires all of us to work together

12/10/2024 | Ethics of public speech

National Preventive Mechanism

Child Advocacy

Human Rights Council

Center for HR

Addressed iniciatives and wider issues

11/28/2024

Irregularities in charging for services and imposing disciplinary measures in a retirement home

Summary:

A complaint contacted the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) and described controversial circumstances related to the charging of services in the private institution for senior citizens SeneCura Dom starejših občanov Maribor (SeneCura Retirement Home, Maribor). In doing so, he expressed his disagreement with the fact that the mentioned home charged him additionally for the service for his own bathroom, which he shared...

11/26/2024

(In)accessibility of the premises of the Government and individual ministries for persons with physical and sensory disabilities

Summary:

Varuh je ob zaključku analize dostopnosti prostorov vlade in ministrstev za gibalno in senzorno ovirane invalide podal ugotovitve, ki opozarjajo na pomanjkljivo izpolnjevanje zakonskih zahtev. Kljub obstoječi zakonodaji in mednarodnim obveznostim, ki nalagajo zagotavljanje enakih možnosti za invalide, dostopnost objektov v javni rabi, vključno s prostori vlade in ministrstev, še vedno ni na zadostni ravni. Varuh opozarja na pomanjkljivosti, ki...

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Strengthening Ombudsman Institutions and Addressing Emerging Human Rights Challenges

Rikli Balance Hotel, Bled, Slovenia, 5 and 6 December 2024

The high-level conference aims to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia by bringing together heads of institutions and other international and national experts, practitioners, and policy-makers to discuss the effectiveness of Ombudsman institutions (OIs) and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in addressing contemporary human rights challenges.

Recording of the first day of the conference

More details and programme

Press Release