News
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Set of measures aimed at more effectively preventing and addressing anti-LGBTIQ+ hate crimes
The recommendations are aligned with the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030.
How to use and communicate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
We are inviting you to a hybrid international event for the effective implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
International Organizations: Ukraine Must Stop the Persecution of Conscientious Objector Yurii Sheliazhenko
Sheliazhenko faces arrest and forced mobilization, which organizations warn constitutes a serious violation of international law and the right to conscientious objection.
The European Website on Integration (EWSI) Becomes the Migrant Integration Hub
EWSI, coordinated in Slovenia by the Peace Institute, has undergone a comprehensive content and structural overhaul and has been renamed the Migrant Integration Hub – a new central European...
New Scientific Monograph on Border Criminologies
Veronika Bajt has contributed a chapter on Slovenia entitled “Pushbacks of Unwanted Migration.” She analyses the practice of so-called pushbacks along the Balkans migratory route.
Education on the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons
How the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons are implemented in practice from the very first contact with the police was the central theme of a cross-border workshop...
Projects
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Amplifying Voices: Advocacy & Strategic Communication for Impact (AVASCI)
The project aims to strengthen ethical research practices and advocacy for vulnerable individuals with irregular status who have no, or only very limited, access to legal and psychosocial support.
FULL-PROOF – Ensuring the due course of criminal proceedings by strengthening respect for the procedural rights of suspects and the accused
The project focuses on the rights outlined in Directive 2012/13/EU, Directive 2013/48/EU, and Directive 2016/1919/EU.
The Integration of Immigrants into the Social Security System in Slovenia: Analysis of Statistical Indicators, Policies, Public Opinion, and Media Reporting
The project addresses immigrant integration, welfare state policies, and media reporting, while also positioning itself within the concepts of nationalism and social inclusion/exclusion.
Empowering Migrant Voices for Local Integration and Inclusion – EMV-LII
Supporting the development and implementation of local integration strategies by increasing migrants’ and diaspora organisations’ participation for more effective inclusion at the local and regional levels.
Enhancing the capacity of civil society organisations to support victims of anti-LGBTQI+ hate crimes (ENACT)
The purpose of the project is to support civil society organizations in establishing cooperation with public institutions to improve support for LGBTQI+ victims of hate crimes and in...
EU Charter of Fundamental rights: Awareness raising and Instruments to promote a culture of Rights (FAIR)
Responding to the call of the European Commission from 2020 to develop initiatives to promote awareness of people about their rights and where to turn when their rights are...
Publications
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Article / Slovenia: Pushbacks of Unwanted Migration
A scientific monograph titled Border Criminologies from the Periphery: Cross‑national Conversations on Bordered Penality has been published by Routledge. Dr. Veronika Bajt has contributed a chapter on Slovenia.
Article / Emotional solidarity: social movements’ framing of migration
The journal Social Movement Studies has published an article by Mojca Pajnik and Marko Ribać on emotional solidarity within social movements in the field of migration.
Chapter / Why is Hate Speech a Problem?
Veronika Bajt has a contributed in the academic monograph Compassionate Language among Youth: Linking Government, Science, Profession and Civil Society in the Search for Responses to Hate Speech, just...
Article / Media Creation of Anti-refugee Hate Speech in Facebook Comments
A new study presented in the journal the Public provides an in-depth analysis of anti-refugee hate speech in Facebook comments.
National Report on Anti-LGBTIQ+ Hate Crime in Slovenia Released
The report underscores the importance of recognizing and addressing all forms of anti-LGBTIQ+ harm to better support affected communities.
Report / Building Responsible Action for Inclusive Local Communities, National report – Slovenia
The purpose of this national report is to offer basic knowledge for further activities and comprehensive information about problems in the field of racism, xenophobia and intolerance in Ljubljana,...