A/HRC/43/15 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-fourth session from 4 to 15 November 2019. The review of Slovenia was held at the 13th meeting, on 12 November 2019. The delegation of Slovenia was headed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miro Cerar. At its 17th meeting, held on 14 November 2019, the Working Group adopted the report on Slovenia. 2. On 15 January 2019, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Slovenia: Bangladesh, Denmark and Egypt. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Slovenia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/34/SVN/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/34/SVN/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/34/SVN/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Germany, Portugal, on behalf of the Group of Friends on national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America was transmitted to Slovenia through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The head of the delegation of Slovenia informed the Human Rights Council that the Government had prepared the national report by involving various ministries and other government institutions as well as national human rights institutions. The Government had also sought the views of representatives of civil society, through regular briefings. 6. Slovenia accorded high priority to the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights. The universal periodic review process served as an additional incentive to make further improvements in that respect. Slovenia tasked the National Interministerial Commission for Human Rights with the implementation and monitoring of recommendations from the review. The Government had submitted a voluntary midterm report on the implementation of the recommendations from the previous cycle, in 2017. 7. Slovenia had fully or partially implemented 138 out of the total of 142 recommendations that it had accepted. The delegation highlighted some of the achievements made since 2014. Slovenia had amended the Human Rights Ombudsman Act to broaden the mandate of the Ombudsman with a view to obtaining A status under the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles). The amended Act had established the Council of Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights, and an institute of children’s advocates within the Office of the Ombudsman. 8. In 2016, the Protection against Discrimination Act had strengthened the mandate of the Advocate of the Principle of Equality to assist persons subjected to discrimination in administrative and judicial proceedings, to monitor protection against discrimination at the national level, and to implement preventive measures or redress discrimination, which 2