Asylum-seekers were denied access to asylum; refugees and migrants were forcibly returned to Croatia. The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected care home residents who accounted for most deaths. Freedom of peaceful assembly was under threat.

Peaceful protest is a powerful and public way for people to make their voices heard. It has long been a vital means for advancing human rights around the world. However, in Europe, the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack, with state authorities stigmatizing, impeding,...

In a letter sent today by Amnesty International to the Prime Minister of Slovenia, the organization called on the Slovenian authorities to guarantee people’s right to peaceful assembly, and specifically to withdraw claims for protesters to cover exorbitant costs associated with policing...

In response to the questionnaire of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on “pushback practices and their impact on the human rights of migrants”, this document provides Amnesty International’s input on select patterns of pushbacks of migrants and refugees in Europe with a focus...

Health and essential workers have played an extraordinary role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across countries, they have put their health and wellbeing at risk, often in very difficult circumstances and with very little support, to ensure that people are able to access the...

The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Slovenia on 12 March 2020 during its 43rd session. This document is Amnesty International’s statement on the outcome prior to the adoption of the report of the review. The statement was not delivered in the session...

This document contains Amnesty International’s suggested recommendations to be made to the twelve States undergoing their UPR during the 34th session of the Universal Periodic Review.

This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Slovenia in November 2019. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Slovenia in its previous UPR, including in relation to a range of human rights concerns, including...

This report sheds light on human rights violations against refugees and migrants along the Western Balkans route, focusing on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia. It finds that widespread pushbacks and collective expulsions – often accompanied with violence – and routine denial of access...

The Aliens Law’ amendments in the proposed form would contravene international, EU and Slovenian domestic law. If adopted, the amendments: • Would allow authorities to automatically deny entry to migrants and refugees arriving at the borders, including those who indicate a desire to claim asylum; •...

This document outlines Amnesty International’s concerns in the context of the National Assembly of Slovenia plan to comprehensively rewrite the country’s International Protection Act (Zakon o mednarodni zaščiti); the draft, to be considered and potentially voted on at the third plenary hearing...

Amnesty International is submitting this briefing in advance of the Eighty-eighth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in which it provides information relevant to the examination of the State party report on Slovenia and evaluates the situation of ethnic and...

At an event organised and held in New York on 15 July 2015 by Amnesty International and the International Service for Human Rights together with Botswana, Brazil and the Netherlands, eight candidates to the Human Rights Council discussed their aspirations and vision of membership on the UN’s main...