Summary:

Information about institutions in Slovenia that monitor children's rights.

Children's Ombudsperson

The Office of the Human Rights Ombudsperson was established by the Constitution of Slovenia and is empowered to suggest changes to statues and regulations, urge a state body to rectify violations of human rights, request that the Constitutional Court review the constitutionality and legality of specific regulations and to file a constitutional complaint about a rights violation. Within the Ombudsperson's office, there is a Deputy Ombudsperson for children's rights and security. In its Concluding Observations of 2013, however, the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern that the Deputy Ombudsperson had limited capacity and had received few applications from children. The Committee urged the state to take measures to bring the Office into compliance with the Paris Principles, particularly with regards to the mandate to education and inform in the field of human rights, and to improve access to the Ombudsperson for children.

Previous Children's Ombudsperson items

• 20/06/2013: MAURITIUS: Children's Ombudsperson
• 14/06/2013: TURKMENISTAN: Children's Ombudsperson
• 12/06/2013: MARSHALL ISLANDS: Children's Ombudsperson
• 06/06/2013: INDONESIA: Children's Ombudsperson
• 30/05/2013: KIRIBATI: Children's Ombudsperson

Organisation Contact Details:

Child Rights International Network
East Studio
2 Pontypool Place
London
SE1 8QF
Tel: +44 (0)207 401 2257
Email: info@crin.org
Website: www.crin.org

Last updated 27/06/2013 11:18:04

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