Initiatives and broader issues

Social benefits, grants and scholarships

10/20/2023

The right to education must also be comparably accessible for people from socially weaker families

Summary:

Po mnenju Varuha človekovih pravic Republike Slovenije predstavlja poseg v določbe 2., 14. in 57. člena Ustave RS, če se veljavne predpise razume na...

Residential matters

09/26/2023

After the Ombudsman's intervention, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia recognized the difficult life situation of the applicant and responded accordingly

Summary:

The complainant approached the Ombudsman and requested help in extending the lease agreement for official lodgings owned by the Ministry of Defence....

Dignity and personality rights

09/12/2023

Evidence that a foreign student has free accommodation, contrary to the Directive (EU) 2016/801, has not been taken into account in determining sufficient resources for subsistence when issuing or renewing the residence permit for study purposes

Summary:

In the procedure for renewing the residence permit for study purposes, the foreign student demonstrated that she has sufficient resources for...

Energetics

08/25/2023

A complainant gets reconnected to electricity with the help of a CSW

Summary:

Varuha človekovih pravic je pobudnik seznanil s svojo stisko zaradi odklopa elektrike v preteklem letu. Podrobnejših okoliščin, ki so botrovale...

Social Security

08/23/2023

When health insurance, which one cannot participate in, is made a condition for schooling

Summary:

Če je posameznemu dijaku onemogočen ali oviran dostop do obvezne prakse v okviru šolskega programa zaradi nezmožnosti vključitve v zavarovanje za...

Social Security

08/17/2023

Non-functioning call system and locking of a ward in a hospital

Summary:

Pobudnik je Varuhu podrobno izrazil nestrinjanje z zdravljenjem svoje matere na Oddelku za nevrološke bolezni v Univerzitetnem kliničnem centru...

Education, sports, culture - Education

08/08/2023

The necessary adjustment for people with disabilities must consider actual disabilities, impairments, or disorders

Summary:

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

Restriction on personal freedom

08/08/2023

Judicial police officers during medical examinations of imprisoned persons and handling of medical documentation

Summary:

The medical treatment of incarcerated persons is important, as every individual has the right to dignified treatment and health care. In doing so, it...

Social Security

08/04/2023

Merely receiving a report of abuse is not sufficient to reassess eligibility for personal assistance

Summary:

According to the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, it is contrary to the provisions of the Personal Assistance Act (ZOA) when the...