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Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic Slovenia for 2013 // Abbreviated Version ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 // ABBREVIATED VERSION ABBREVIATED // 2013 FOR OF THE REPUBLIC SLOVENIA OMBUDSMAN OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ANNUAL Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia ISSN 1318–9255 Dunajska cesta 56, 1109 Ljubljana ANNUAL REPORT Telephone: +386 1 475 00 50 Fax: + 386 1 475 00 40 OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN E-mail: [email protected] www.varuh-rs.si OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 ABBREVIATED VERSION 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia for 2013 Abbreviated Version Ljubljana, September 2014 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 3 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Mr Janko Veber, President Šubičeva 4 1102 Ljubljana Mr President, In accordance with Article 43 of the Human Rights Ombudsman Act I am sending you the Nineteenth Regular Report referring to the work of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia in 2013. I would like to inform you that I wish to personally present the executive summary of this Report and my own findings during the discussion of the Regular Annual Report at the National Assembly. Yours respectfully, Vlasta Nussdorfer Human Rights Ombudsman Number: 0103 - 13 / 2014 Date: 2 June 2014 Vlasta Nussdorfer Human Rights Ombudsman Phone: +386 1 475 00 00 Fax: +386 1 475 00 40 E-mail: [email protected] WWW.VARUH-RS.SI 1 THE OMBUDSMAN’S FINDINGS, OPINIONS AND PROPOSALS . 11 2 WORK CONTENT AND REVIEW OF CASES DISCUSSED . 21 2 1. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS . 23. 2.1.1 Ethics of public statements . .24 2.1.2 Voting rights . 25 2.1.3 Protection of privacy and personal data . 26 2.1.4 Access to information of public character . .27 2.1.5 Review of activities . 28 2.1.6 Review of Recommendations on Constitutional Rights . 30 2 .2 DISCRIMINATION . 31 2.2.1 Mechanisms for protection against discrimination and the organisation of the state . 32 2.2.2 National and ethnic minorities. 33 2.2.3 Rights of persons with disabilities . .34 2.2.4 Discrimination: Other . 35 2.2.5 Review of activities . 38 2.2.6 Review of Recommendations on Discrimination . 41 2 .3 RESTRICTION OF PERSONAL LIBERTY . 43 2.3.1 Detainees . 45 2.3.2 Prisoners . 46 2.3.3 Persons with mental disorders and persons in social care institutions. 49 2.3.4 Aliens and applicants for international protection . 50 2.3.5 Review of activities . 51 2.3.6 Review of Recommendations on Restriction of Personal Liberty . 54 2 .4 JUDICIARY . 57 2.4.1 Judicial proceedings . .58 2.4.2 Prosecution service . .66 2.4.3 Attorneys . 66 2.4.4 Notaries . 67 2.4.5 Review of activities . 67 2.4.6 Review of Recommendations on The Judiciary . 69 2 .5 POLICE PROCEDURES . 71. 2.5.1 Findings from complaints considered . 71 2.5.2 Processing of complaints about the work of police officers . .72 2.5.3 Private security service . .77 2.5.4 Review of activities . 78 2.5.5 Review of Recommendations on Police Procedures . .79 6 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 2 .6 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS . 81 2.6.1 Issues concerning foreign citizens . 81 2.6.2 Denationalisation . 83 2.6.3 Taxes . .83 2.6.4 Property law matters . 83 2.6.5 Redress of injustices to war veterans, war disabled and victims of war . 84 2.6.6 Other administrative matters . 84 2.6.7 Social activities . 84 2.6.8 Review of activities . .86 2.6.9 Review of Recommendations on Administrative Matters . 87 2 7. ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING . 89. 2.7.1 Problems connected with land with water use and the issue of permits for the use of water . 90 2.7.2 Air pollution with substances from stationary sources . 90 2.7.3 The Environment and Human Rights III: . 90 2.7.4 Inspection procedures . 91 2.7.5 Review of activities . 93 2.7.6 Review of Recommendations on Environment and Spatial Planning . 95 2 .8 PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES . 97 2.8.1 Review of activities . 97 2.8.2 Review of Recommendations on Public Utility Service . 97 2 .9 HOUSING MATTERS . 99. 2.9.1 National Housing Programme . 99 2.9.2 Shortage of housing units . 100 2.9.3 Still current problems with caretakers’ dwellings . 101 2.9.4 Other . 101 2.9.5 Review of Activities . 101 2.9.6 Review of Recommendations on Housing Matters . 101 2 10. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS . 103 2.10.1 Payment for work performed . 103 2.10.2 Procedures of supervisory institutions . 104 2.10.3 Wage compensation due to disease or injury . 105 2.10.4. Workers in the public sector . 105 2.10.5 Scholarships . 106 2.10.6 Review of activities. 108 2.10.7 Review of Recommendations on Employment Relations . 110 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 7 2 11. PENSION AND DISABILITY INSURANCE . 111 2.11.1 Fiscal Balance Act (ZUJF) . .112 2.11.2 Pension and Disability Insurance Act . .113 2.11.3 Disability insurance . .113 2.11.4 Review of activities . .114 2.11.5 Review of Recommendations on Pension and Disability Insurance . .115 2 12. HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE . 117 2.12.1 Health Services Act . .118 2.12.2 Patient Rights Act . .119 2.12.3 Removal and Transplantation of Human Body Parts for the Purposes of Medical Treatment Act . 120 2.12.4 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Act . .121 2.12.5 Health Care and Health Insurance Act . .121 2.12.6 Review of activities . 124 2.12.7 Review of Recommendations on Health Care and Health Insurance . 125 2 13. SOCIAL MATTERS . 127 2.13.1 Violation of the right to an efficient legal remedy . 128 2.13.2 Violence against the elderly . 129 2.13.3 Pension support as a social benefit . 130 2.13.4 Prohibition of alienating and encumbering the real estate of beneficiaries of institutional care . 130 2.13.5 Non-consideration of the actual income of beneficiaries of public funds . .131 2.13.6 Institutional care . .131 2.13.7 Review of activities . 132 2.13.8 Review of Recommendations on Social Matters . 136 2 14. UNEMPLOYMENT . 137 2.14.1 Public works . 137 2.14.2 Unemployment benefit . 138 2.14.3 Review of Recommendations on Unemployment . 140 2 15. CHILDREN’S RIGHTS . 141 2.15.1 The Advocate – A Child’s Voice Project . 143 2.15.2 Family relationships . 143 2.15.3 Rights of children in kindergartens and schools . 146 2.15.4 Problems of children with special needs . 148 2.15.5 Children in court proceedings . 150 2.15.6 Right to cooperation . .151 2.15.7 Children in the media . 152 2.15.8 Inappropriate content in study materials. 153 8 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 2.15.9 Obligatory child vaccination . 154 2.15.10 Home education – the right of children or parents . 155 2.15.11 Review of activities. 155 2.15.12 Review of Recommendations on Children’s Rights . 159 2 16. IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM . 161 2 17. OTHER OMBUDSMAN’S ACTIVITIES . 165 3 INFORMATION ON THE OMBUDSMAN’S WORK . 171 3.1 Legal basis for Ombudsman’s work and working methods . .171 3.2 The forms of Ombudsman’s work . 173 3.3 Relations with the media and informing the public . 176 3.4 International cooperation. .181 3.5 Access to information of a public character at the Ombudsman . 185 3.6 Ombudsman’s publishing activity . 186 3.7 Statistical review of the Ombudsman’s work . 187 3.8 Employees . 195 3.9 Finance. 196 4 REVIEW OF ALL RECOMMENDATIONS . 197 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 9 10 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 proposals AND OPINIONS 1 , THE OMBUDSMAN’S FINDINGS, OPINIONS FINDINGS S ’ AND PROPOSALS mbudsman O HE 1. T Can a blade of grass break The dead asphalt surface To reach the light? The power of a blade of grass Is like the power of a poor man Fighting oppression In order to be a man. The power of the mighty reminds one Of the power of bulldozers, Which take no heed Of blades of grass or the like. Phil Bosmans ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2013 11 proposals AND OPINIONS , FINDINGS S ’ mbudsman O HE 1. T Vlasta Nussdorfer, Human Rights Ombudsman Dear Reader, many blades of grass seek to draw the world’s attention to the injustices they undergo and also of the power of the bulldozers which the blades of grass cannot defy due to their smallness, fragility and powerlessness. The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (the Ombudsman) thus has a lot of work when investigating several thousand complaints and calls from frequently desperate people claiming that local or state authorities are violating their human rights and fundamental freedoms. I met them at the beginning of 2013, when I assumed the management of this institution as the fourth Human Rights Ombudsman in the Republic of Slovenia. More and more calls to the toll-free telephone number were recorded every month (8,701 calls in 2012; 10,875 calls in 2013), and there were more visits to the head office of the institution and interviews with people round Slovenia.
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