UPR Info

Issue a standing invitation to the Human Rights Council special procedures

Establish conventions that will guarantee the non-violation of migrants' rights

Take additional measures to tackle the problem of assimilation and to reduce the gap that exists between the legislative framework and its implementation with regard to the use of minority languages in public services

Regularize the status of all erased persons of origin from other former Yugoslavian republics

Continue working to safeguard the human rights of the minorities in the country

Involve Romani organizations and communities in the development and implementation of the strategy for Roma inclusion

Continue increasing the allocation of additional resources to improve the living conditions of the Roma population in the informal settlements, by strengthening their security of tenancy and ensuring the human right to drinking water and sanitation and access to electricity

Consider including in future censuses a question on national ethnicity, so as to determine the different ethnic groups living in Slovenia

Reconsider the grounds for recognizing national minority status

Continued efforts in addressing and protecting the rights of ethnic minorities, including in particular the situation of Roma living in Slovenia

Take all necessary measures to ensure equal, legal and fair treatment of minorities, including Roma

Continue strengthening the institutional framework for the promotion and protection of minority rights in the country

Adopt the necessary measures in order to better comply with the recommendations on the use of minority languages released by the Council of Europe, with particular reference to the rights of the autochthonous Italian minority

Continue to devote great attention to the effective implementation of the existing legislative framework on the use of the minority languages

Implement the recommendations accepted by Slovenia during its first UPR on the subject of discrimination against Roma

Ensure the full enjoyment of the political, civil, economic and social rights of "erased" people, including health, social security, education and employment, by regulating the status of the remaining "erased" persons and providing adequate reparation to those affected

Continue improving the accessibility to transport and infrastructure for persons with disabilities

Review the current practice of participatory rights of persons with disabilities in elections, with the aim of identifying the necessary changes in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and implementing measures to ensure the voting rights of persons with disabilities

Continue to strengthen the protection of persons with disabilities through increasing employment opportunities to fundamentally improve their living conditions

Allocate sufficient resources to promote the rights of persons with disabilities

Provide further resources for the preservation of the languages and culture of national communities, including the German-speaking community, which has for a very long time formed an important part of Slovene society

Ensure that Slovenia's facilities regarding the compulsory health insurance scheme are available at the secondary and tertiary levels

Consider appropriate means to reach out to achieve universal access to health services and consider expanding the coverage of health services under the compulsory health insurance schemes to include appropriate secondary and tertiary services

Accelerate its efforts to finalize the national mental health programme, with the aim of reducing the suicide rate

Continue to take measures in order to guarantee universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Implement recommendations by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation regarding access to water for Roma

Provide legal protection against forced evictions

Continue its positive efforts in reducing the numbers of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by 2020

Apply more effective actions to face the negative effects of the economic crisis on the population

Improve the social protection and living conditions of the most vulnerable groups of the population