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Prime Minister Pahor receives the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

The Slovenian Prime Minister, Borut Pahor, today received the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, who is attending the International Conference on Children's Rights and Protection against Violence in Ljubljana. Mr Pahor and Mr Hammarberg began their meeting by exchanging views on the recently adopted Domestic Violence Act, which particularly focuses on the protection of children and adolescents.

 

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Commissioner Hammarberg commended the work of the Slovenian Government in resolving the issue of the "Erased" and, within this framework, the respect for the relevant decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia. Prime Minister Pahor said that "a draft law is being prepared to eliminate the remaining discrepancies of the Act Regulating the Legal Status of Citizens of Former Yugoslavia Living in the Republic of Slovenia by way of the Constitution." Mr Pahor and Mr Hammarberg also touched upon the issue of the Roma people and agreed that a long-term strategy is required in this area, particularly with regard to education, training and employment.