Varuh človekovih pravic

Initiatives and broader issues

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The proposal of the Act Amending the Pension and Disability Insurance Act (ZPIZ-20), prepared by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and...

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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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The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia was alerted to the controversial definition of students with special needs in the proposal for...

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The Ombudsman believes that it is against the provisions of Article 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Articles 56 and 57 of the...

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The Ombudsman assessed the conduct of the Maribor Regional Unit of the Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance of Slovenia in the event of an...

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The Ombudsman welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Education and Training to actively focus on systemic changes that will improve the...

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The Ombudsman discussed the issue of payment of travel expenses to a person who is included in a training, work and care centre. The fact that two...

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The Human Rights Ombudsman believes that individuals must be enabled to take the matura exams with adjustments according to their disabilities,...

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Varuh meni, da bi Zavod za pokojninsko in invalidsko zavarovanje v ugotovitvenih postopkih, v katerih je to mogoče, namesto dokaza z izvedenskim...

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The Ombudsman believes that it is possible to reduce the scope of the previously recognised right to personal assistance if the individual is provided...

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