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Zdravnica in pacientka v pogovoru
Health care
The protection of individual rights may not be circumvented by transferring the matter to another authority
Summary:

In the opinion of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the regulation that allows the Commission for the Protection of Patients'...

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Oče in novorojenček
Social Security
Paternity leave should be used during the time the child is staying with the family
Summary:

In the opinion of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, it is not consistent with the objectives of Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the...

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Otroci in mladina
Equal opportunities
Pension and Disability Insurance Institute of Slovenia did not recognise the right to disability allowance to a deafblind complainant
Summary:

The Ombudsman received a letter from a complainant who has been 100% blind since childhood. He has completed over 40 years of employment and is...

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Osebe z oviranostmi in s posebnimi potrebami
Barvito kolo invalidskega vozička
Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs
With severe health problems due to incomplete treatment without disability status
Summary:

A petitioner who had difficulties obtaining disability status wrote to the Ombudsman. He has been unable to obtain disability status, despite the...

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Osebe z oviranostmi in s posebnimi potrebami
Starejši ženski, ena na invalidskem vozičku, ob morju
Institutional care
A timely decision on a family member's right to a caregiver can be key to timely and effective assistance
Summary:

The Ombudsman was contacted by a complainant who was caring for her disabled mother, and they had been waiting for five months for a decision on...

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Starejši
Peščena ura
Social benefits, grants and scholarships
Prolonged wait for expert opinions from the URI Soča and ZPIZ according to the ZSVI
Summary:

If URI Soča and the ZPIZ do not provide expert opinions in a timely manner in accordance with the ZSVI, centres for social work cannot issue the...

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Steza za invalide
Disability insurance
Prolonged decision-making on the right to assistance and care allowance
Summary:

The Ombudsman found a violation of the principle of good administration due to the lengthy decision-making process of the Pension and Disability...

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Gospa dela za računalnikom
Social Security
Due to the illegal actions of the ZPIZ and ZZZS, the complainant suffered harm
Summary:

The Ombudsman was contacted by a self-employed woman who was receiving a partial ZPIZ benefit for half of her working time and sick leave for half of...

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deklica z Downovim sindromom pred ogledalom
Social Security
Procedures for the extension of the right must not be aimed at themselves
Summary:

Although the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia did not recognise in the current legal system any interference with the rights of...

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Blagajna in denar
Pension insurance
When calculating the old-age pension, only the insured person's care for a child who reaches the age of 1 is taken into account as a bonus
Summary:

With its conduct the Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance, which did not take into account the birth of all three of her children, but only...

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