Slovenia

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Slovenia - Human Rights Ombudsman Annual Report (PDF 107 kB)

The Human Rights Ombudsman Issues Its Twenty-Third Annual Report

Date: 12 June 2018. Topics

Slovenia - Equality Body Annual Report (PDF 113 kB)

The new Advocate of the Principle of Equality issues its second annual report

Date: 12 June 2018. Topics

Slovenia - Constitutional Court Ruling No. U-I-140/14 of 25 April 2018 (PDF 111 kB)

Constitutional Court Ruling on Article 25 of the Animal Protection Act (ZZZiv) in relation to ritual slaughtering

Date: 7 June 2018. Topics

Slovenia - CoE Human Rights Commissioner’s Report (PDF 139 kB)

Slovenia should protect its vulnerable people, including Roma, migrants, the erased and poor elderly

Date: 26 July 2017. Topics

Slovenia - Equality Body Annual Report (PDF 111 kB)

The new Advocate of the Principle of Equality issues its first annual report

Date: 13 June 2017. Topics

Slovenia - New equality body established and new advocate nominated (PDF 151 kB)

Following the adoption of the new protection against Discrimination Act a new equality body has been set up in Slovenia

Date: 1 February 2017. Topics

Slovenia - New Civil Unions Act Adopted (PDF 67 kB)

New legislation affecting employment rights in line with Directive 2000/78/EC

Date: 22 June 2016. Topics

Slovenia - New protection from Discrimination Act adopted (PDF 66 kB)

New legislation transposing Directives 2000/78/EC and 2000/43/EC

Date: 15 June 2016. Topics

Slovenia - Act Amending the Marriage and Family Relations Act rejected in a referendum (PDF 74 kB)

The amendments to Marriage and Family Relations Act that grant additional employment rights to same-sex couples have been rejected in a referendum

Date: 17 February 2016. Topics

Slovenia - Constitutional Court allowed referendum on Act Amending the Marriage and Family Relations Act (PDF 81 kB)

The Constitutional Court allowed referendum on amendments to Marriage and Family Relations Act that grant additional employment rights to same-sex couples

Date: 14 January 2016. Topics

Slovenia - Additional employment-related rights for same-sex spouses (PDF 230 kB)

The Parliament adopts changes to Marriage and Family Relations Act granting access for same-sex spouses to additional employment-related rights.

Date: 8 May 2015. Topics

Slovenia - The accessibility of buildings for people with disabilities (PDF 163 kB)

Local labour office of the Employment Service inaccessible for people with disabilities

Date: 8 May 2015. Topics

Slovenia - Roma demanding access to basic public infrastructure (PDF 232 kB)

Roma community in a village in South-East Slovenia still without access to basic public infrastructure

Date: 8 May 2015. Topics

Slovenia - New Rules on technical devices and adapting vehicles (an implementing act to Act on Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities) (PDF 55 kB)

Rules on technical devices and adapting vehicles of 3 October 2014 are making 2010 Act on Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities operational in practice

Date: 20 January 2015. Topics

Slovenia - Supreme Court overturned the decision of High Court on the Homophobic Crime Case (PDF 44 kB)

Supreme Court overturned the decision of the High Court which confirmed the first instance judgement convicting three for homophobic crime.

Date: 20 January 2015. Topics

Slovenia - Act on Compensations for Persons Erased from the Register of Permanent Residents (PDF 64 kB)

The Act implements ECHR decision in Kuri? and others v Slovenia in which the European Court ordered Slovenia to set up a compensation scheme for damages suffered by erased persons

Date: 14 February 2014. Topics

Slovenia - The Right to Survivor’s Pension Recognized to Registered Same-Sex Partners (PDF 50 kB)

With the newly adopted Pension and Disability Insurance Act the right to survivor’s pension was recognized to registered same-sex partners under equal conditions as it is recognized to married opposite-sex couples.

Date: 10 October 2013. Topics

Slovenia - Constitutional Court Proclaims the Right to Inheritance to Cohabiting Same-Sex Partners (PDF 50 kB)

With the decision of the Constitutional Court co-habiting (unregistered) same-sex partners receive the right to statutory inheritance.

Date: 10 October 2013. Topics

Slovenia - ECHR Decision on Erased Persons Remains Unimplemented (PDF 58 kB)

The pilot judgment Kuri? and others v. Slovenia, with which ECHR ordered Slovenia to set up a compensation scheme for damages suffered by erased persons, was not implemented by the deadline set by the Court.

Date: 10 October 2013. Topics