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The OPCAT Civil Consultative Body held a meeting again

Starts:
Dec 3, 2019 10:30 AM
Ends:
Dec 3, 2019 11:30 AM

The Civil Consultative Body attached to the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism held a meeting again on 3 December 2019

 

 

For the first time this year, Ombudsman Dr. Ákos Kozma convened the Civil Consultative Body. In his opening remarks, he said that in the future, the NPM was planning to visit more places of detention, and the issuance of reports was to be speeded up, as well. The colleagues of the Office reported about the activity of the OPCAT NPM carried out last year. During the constructive discussion, the delegated members of the CCB made proposals on places of detention to be visited according to the points of the agenda, and also proposed themes to be examined by the NPM. The colleagues of the Office responded to the observations of the CCB-members, and assigned 5 December 2019 as the deadline for submitting their further proposals on places of detention to be visited.

 

On behalf of the CCB, the following persons were present at the meeting:

 

Dr. Lilla Hárdi (Cordelia Foundation)

Dr. András Kristóf Kádár (Hungarian Helsinki Committee)

Dr. György Purebl (Hungarian Psychiatric Association)

Dr. Erzsébet Kadlót (Hungarian Bar Association)

Dr. Laura Lovász (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union)

 

The Hungarian Dietetic Association, the Hungarian Medical Chamber and the Validity Foundation were not represented at the meeting.

 

On behalf of the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, the following persons were present at the consultation:

 

Dr. Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights

Dr. Réka Varga, Secretary General

Dr. Gábor Schmidt, Head of Cabinet

Dr. Andrea Szalai, Head of Department, Department for Public Relations

Dr. Gergely Fliegauf, Head of Department, OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism Department

Dr. Katalin Haraszti, Deputy Head of Department, OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism Department

Dr. Eszter Gilányi, psychologist, Senior Legal Adviser, OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism Department

Dr. Krisztina Izsó, Senior Legal Adviser, OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism Department

 

Minutes will be prepared about the meeting, and they will be published by the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on his website.

 

 

 

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