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Minor Municipal Conflicts Can Be Easily Prevented – All It Takes Is a Human Touch
Summary:

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) found the conduct of the Municipality of Bohinj to be in violation of the right to...

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Environment and space
Environmental legal vacuum in long-term facilities
Summary:

After conducting a more extensive examination of the complaint of the residents of the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba regarding the environmentally...

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Equal opportunities
The rights of students with autism spectrum disorders in the proposal for the new Higher Education Act
Summary:

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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Invalidi in osebe s posebnimi potrebami
Zapuščen rudniški rov z železniškim tirom
Environment and space - Interventions into the environment
Ineffectiveness of protection of the right to a healthy living environment against vibrations in the absence of clear vibration limit values ​​and their time limits
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After a more extensive examination of a complaint, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) assesses that the current...

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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
Pero na zapiskih in kovanci
Education, sports, culture - Education
Entitlement to the Zois scholarship in the event of late registration in the COBISS mutual database
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A complainant lost the right to the Zois scholarship for the academic year 2023/2024 because his article was entered into COBISS on 4 October...

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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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