Report on the 2022 activities of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his deputies accepted by National Assembly

Date of article: 15/02/2024

Daily News of: 23/02/2024

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

On 13 December 2023, the National Assembly accepted report No. B/3378 on the 2022 Activities of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his Deputies with 119 votes in favour. 

In 2022, the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights issued as many as 226 reports containing a total of 169 recommendations. 5740 petitions were filed to our Office, of which 4951 cases were concluded and closed in 2022.

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Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Visits Hajdú-Bihar County Remand Prison

Date of article: 10/01/2024

Daily News of: 17/01/2024

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

Dr. Ákos Kozma and his staff members conducted an on-site inspection at the Hajdú-Bihar County Remand Prison on 16 November 2023 in the framework of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). The Ombudsman was received by Prison Major General, Deputy Director General for Finance and Detention of the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters János Schmehl, as well as Prison Lieutenant Colonel, Prison Commander László Fazekas.

 


 

During the visit, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary was informed on the operation of the institution with a capacity of 180.
The Ombudsman will draw up a report about the visit.
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