News
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Peace Institute director appointed to the ECRI
The government has appointed her for a five-year term effective on 1 January 2018.
Slovenia: Amendments to the Aliens Act Enable the State to Activate Closure of the Border for Asylum Seekers
A blog on controversial amendments to the Slovenian Aliens Act by Neža Kogovšek Šalamon and Saša Zagorc.
Ten reasons why the draft amendments to the Aliens Act violate Slovenian Constitution and international law
(in relation to amendments, version of 5 January 2017)
Statelessness workshop
The objective of the workshop is to address issues of concern in the area of statelessness in accordance with international standards.
Director of the Peace Institute nominated to European Young Leaders Class 2017
Neža Kogovšek Šalamon nominated for European Young Leaders 2017.
The book chapter on unrecognized ethnic minorities in Slovenia
The book chapter “Nationalizing Citizenship: The Case of Unrecognized Ethnic Minorities in Slovenia” by Mojca Pajnik addresses processes of nationalizing citizenship, focusing on minority policies in post-socialist Slovenia.
Projects
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Workshops on hate speech, media and migration
Our approach is inspired by the concept of intercultural media education, which includes the principles of equality, tolerance, social justice and solidarity.
Developing an EU Training Module for the Victims’ Directive
The identification and training to the judiciary and judicial staff on the needs of victims.
Inside Police Custody: Application of EU Procedural Rights
The core of the project is undertaking observational research with police and lawyers on the practical application of the procedural rights of suspects during police detention.
IMPAIR: Enhancing Procedural Rights of Persons with Intellectual and/or Psychiatric Impairments in Criminal Proceedings: Exploring the Need for Action
The awareness and capacities of professional stakeholders involved in criminal proceedings to understand the complex situation and barriers of these persons.
Strengthening procedural rights in criminal proceedings: effective implementation of the right to a lawyer/legal aid under the Stockholm Programme
Understanding of the shortcomings and dysfunctions on the right of access to a lawyer, on the right to legal aid and to identify and promote examples of good practice....
MIGRASCOPE – Extending the Scope of Labour Market Integration of Immigrants
The overall objective of the project is to increase the access to work and foster integration at the workplace for migrants with main focus on engaging with employers.
Publications
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Razor-Wired. Reflections on Migrant Movements through Slovenia in 2015
The goal is to present facts, explain changes in state policies and procedures used to “process” the refugees, and to analyse state, media and the general public’s responses.
White paper: Rights on the Move – Rainbow Families in Europe
The White Paper, a document in five languages, contains an overview of all relevant fields of the EU law important for free movement of rainbow families.
Politics of Care
In this collection of papers authors from different European regions critically examine policy responses of different local, national or supranational, governmental or civil society, collective or individual policy actors...
Imagi_nation. Civil Identities and Rights in European Nation-States: Securing the Rights of Migrant Workers as a Contribution for Sustainable Peace-Building
This publication presents several insights into the mechanisms and procedures that form national identity and examines how they affect the broader political processes that shape democracy.
Doing Families: Gay and Lesbian Family Practices
The book is about specific frameworks within or without which family practices of gays and lesbians can be lived and interpreted in different countries.
Obrazi homofobije [The Faces of Homophobia]
The book addresses the structural and social dimensions of the hatred against gays and lesbians.