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On this page you will find the measures taken to contain and control the virus Covid-19 in Slovenia, our views, press releases, information from international organizations and other important messages in the field of human rights protection.

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Children's rights

Nearing the end of the calendar year, on 14 December 2022, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina and his deputy, who is responsible for children’s...

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Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

The Ombudsman Peter Svetina attended the 3rd Consultation sessions of the trustees of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Slovenia in Dolenjske...

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National preventive mechanism (NPM)

While everyone in detention is vulnerable to abuse and ill-treatment, persons with disabilities can face additional risks. To mark the International...

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Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on 3 December, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses that with the...

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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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Children's rights

On this year’s World Children’s Day, which we celebrate each year on 20 November, the date in 1989 when the Convention on the Rights of the Child was...

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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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