Slovenia Far from Perfect Tolerance-Wise, Ceremony Told

Ljubljana, 29 January - Slovenia has not done enough to heed the appeals of international organisations about fighting racism and other forms of intolerance, said former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon, as he delivered a keynote speech at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Ljubljana Former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon speaks at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon speaks at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon speaks at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon speaks at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon speaks at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Former head of the Council for Human Rights and Basic Freedoms Ljubo Bavcon speaks at the central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana, Festivalna dvorana. Osrednja prireditev ob dnevu spomina na žrtve holokavsta. Nekdanji predsednik sveta za varstvo človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin Slovenije Ljubo Bavcon. Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana, Festivalna dvorana.
Osrednja prireditev ob dnevu spomina na žrtve holokavsta.
Nekdanji predsednik sveta za varstvo človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin Slovenije Ljubo Bavcon.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana The central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The central ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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