The role of ombuds person in assuring respect of human rights in security sector: the case of Police and Slovenian armed forces

Magistrsko delo obravnava vrste nadzora nad varnostnim sektorjem in se osredotoči na načine in oblike nadzora v Policiji in Slovenski vojski. Predstavljene so institucije za varovanje človekovih pravic, vrste institucije ombudsmana, ki se ukvarjajo s problematiko varnostnega sektorja v državah po svetu, in njihov ustroj. Podrobneje je opisana institucija slovenskega Varuha človekovih pravic, kot ena izmed ključnih entitet, ki izvaja civilni nadzornjena vzpostavitev, organiziranost in zakonsko določene pristojnosti za izvajanje civilnega nadzora nad Policijo in Slovensko vojsko. V empiričnem delu so obravnavana letna poročila Varuha človekovih pravic od leta 1995 do 2019, iz katerih je identificirana problematika Slovenske vojske oz. Ministrstva za obrambo in Policije. Analiza pobud iz poročil je znotraj obravnavanih institucij varnostnega sektorja razdeljena na posamezne faze, ki so bile prepoznane in znotraj katerih so bile ugotovljene skupne značilnosti. Na podlagi Varuhovih predlogov in preučitve upoštevanja slednjih s strani Policije in Slovenske vojske so podane ključne ugotovitve in sklepi o vlogi ombudsmana pri zagotavljanju spoštovanja človekovih pravic v varnostnem sektorju.The thesis discusses types of security sector oversight, focusing on methods and forms of Police and Slovenian armed forces oversight. It presents ombuds institutions, different models of them, especially ombuds institutions for security sector oversight. It includes several case studies of them across the world. The thesis describes Slovenian institution of ombuds person, which is one of the key entities that perform civilian oversight, its founding, organisation and its competences over Police and Slovenian armed forces. The empirical part of the thesis discusses yearly reports of Slovenian ombuds person from 1995 to 2019, focusing on complaints regarding human rights violations of Slovenian armed forces and Police. Report analysis is divided in stages based on their characteristics. Taking ombuds person suggestions into account by Police and Slovenian armed forces is analysed and key findings and conclusions about the role of ombuds person in assuring respect of human rights in these institutions are presented