A delegation of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) visited Slovenia from 21 to 25 October 2024 as the first step in the preparation of a monitoring report. During the visit, ECRI’s delegation gathered information on effective equality and access to rights; hate speech and hate-motivated violence; and integration and inclusion.

In Ljubljana, the delegation held meetings with representatives of the Slovenian government, the Advocate of the Principle of Equality (the equality body), the Human Rights Ombudsman, as well as representatives of international organisations, civil society organisations and groups of concern to ECRI.

In the capital city, the delegation carried out a visit to the Livada Elementary School, a school with a large majority of migrant pupils, and the Muslim Cultural Centre.

The delegation also went to Dobruška vas in Škocjan, where it visited the Roma settlement and the Roma kindergarten near the settlement and had a meeting with the mayor of Škocjan. In addition, it went to Trebnje, where it visited the Roma settlement, the Kher šu beši day care centre and the kindergarten located in the settlement, and talked to education professionals and Roma teaching assistants.

Following this visit, ECRI will adopt a report in 2025 in which it will make a new set of recommendations on measures to be taken by the authorities to address racism and intolerance in the country. The implementation of two priority recommendations will be reviewed within two years after the publication of the report as part of ECRI’s interim follow-up procedure.

In its last report on Slovenia, ECRI recommended, inter alia, that the authorities reinforce non-criminal responses against hate speech, and take measures aimed at improving the current housing situation of Roma.

For more information on previous ECRI reports on Slovenia, please visit ECRI’s country monitoring page.