Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities

Organisation name in original language

Komisija za peticije, človekove pravice in enake možnosti

Category of human rights structure

Parliamentary structure/mechanism

Country

Slovenia

Website URL

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Address

Šubičeva ulica 4, 1000 Ljubljana (in the parliament building)

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Human rights capacity support

  • Expert advisory staff support is available.

Functions

  • Considers petitions or applications relating to individual cases and refers them to the competent authorities.
  • Informs the competent working bodies of the National Assembly about phenomena arising from the application of laws and proposes appropriate measures for the effective realisation of the rights, duties and legal interests of citizens.
  • Monitors and studies the realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms and conducts initiatives for and makes recommendations to state authorities and other legal entities.
  • Monitors and studies issues related to the implementation of the equal opportunities policy and the implementation of the equal inclusion of women and men in all areas of social life and work.
  • Monitors the implementation of Slovenia’s international obligations relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms.
  • Examines regular annual and special ombudsman reports and reports of other bodies reporting to the National Assembly, insofar as they relate to the implementation and realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
  • Examines proposals for laws and other acts relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms and ensuring equal opportunities.

Specific mandates

Not applicable

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • There are various ways in which the commission cooperates or coordinates with other human rights bodies and mechanisms.
  • Cooperation with civil society is embedded in the mandate of the commission.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • There is no structured cooperation between the commission and international actors.

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