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Public information

Residential matters

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

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Prohibition of discrimination

On 12 June 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina participated at the consultation about the position of the elderly and pensioners in the...

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The Human Rights Ombudsman

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina welcomed for an official visit Chris Field, President of the IOI – International Ombudsman Institute, who is...

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Social Security

On 31 May 2023, Deputy Ombudsman Dr Dijana Možina Zupanc participated at the meeting of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal...

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Equal opportunities

In light of the upcoming European Day of Solidarity between Generations which is commemorated on 29 April, the Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina,...

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Foreigners and asylum seekers

The Ombudsman examined the complaint of a foreigner who required housing in a social welfare institution (retirement home) due to his age and health...

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Health care

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited the acting director of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC), Assist Prof Dr Marko Jug, on 20...

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Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

On 19 January 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented some of the findings connected to the question of reassessment of eligibility...

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Health care

The complainant wrote to the Ombudsman and complained that her mother aged 77 is unable to use the IRIS information system which is being introduced...

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Social services

If decisions on people’s rights are not explained in a way that is comprehensible and thus enables efficient filing of legal remedies, then this is...

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