THE ADVOCATE
The Advocate of the Principle of Equality is a specialised body for prevention and elimination of discrimination.
Main responsibilities:
- Assistance to the victims of discrimination: Report the case of discrimination!
- Guidance and advice to prevent discrimination: Do you have questions about your responsibilities to prevent discrimination?
- Information on discrimination and equality: Do you need other information about antidiscrimination and equality in Slovenia?
Contact info:
Office for Equal Opportunities
Bostjan Vernik Setinc
Advocate of the Principle of Equality
Erjavceva 15, SI - 1000 Ljubljana
T: +386 (0)1 478 1483
F: +386 (0)1 478 1491
E: zagovornik.uem@gov.si
Free telephone calls: 080 12 13 (this service is available in Slovenia only)
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NOTE: For reasons of time and staff, it is at the moment impossible to offer more than basic information in other languages than Slovenian.
A special web page of the Advocate is available here. Much more information is available in 10 languages (Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Albanian, French, German, English, Roma, Italian and Hungarian).Please contact us anytime if you have questions!
EXPLANATION: Apart from Slovenian language you can contact the Advocate also in English, Croatian, Serbian (if possible write in the Latin alphabet), Bosnian and French language. Passively on the level of basic communication the Advocate also understands Macedonian language (if possible write in the Latin alphabet). Please contact us in advance if interpretation in Slovenian sign language is needed.
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