Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman at the Pre-Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva

11/22/2024 | Human rights Center

Strengthening Ombudsman Institutions and Addressing Emerging Human Rights Challenges

11/20/2024 | The Human Rights Ombudsman

Svetina at a consultation on challenges in expert centres with an appeal to help our fellow man

11/11/2024 | National preventive mechanism (NPM)

Starejšo gospo v vozičku poriva mlajša gospa v plašču

A more than nine-month delay in the MDDSZ responding to the application of a disability organisation

10/29/2024 | Social benefits, grants and scholarships

National Preventive Mechanism

Child Advocacy

Human Rights Council

Center for HR

Addressed iniciatives and wider issues

10/29/2024

A more than nine-month delay in the MDDSZ responding to the application of a disability organisation

Summary:

According to the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the response to an application which has taken more than nine months is not consistent with the principle of good management from Article 3 of the Ombudsman Act. However, after the Ombudsman's intervention, the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities responded and provided the requested explanations.

10/21/2024

In the absence of a decision within a reasonable time, it is not possible to talk about the effectiveness of legal protection

Summary:

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) recognised a violation of the principle of good governance in the conduct of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning (MNVP). It took one year and two months for a decision on a complainant's appeal against the decision of the Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, which is unacceptable. In January, the MNVP adopted an action plan to eliminate backlogs,...

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.

More details and programme