Disability Directorate of Office of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights to Commence Activities in Debrecen

The Disability Directorate of the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary commenced its activities in Debrecen. Since 1 January 2023, the Ombudsman has been performing the tasks of the independent mechanism of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), so beyond the activities that we have performed in this field to date, now we also help, protect and control the enforcement of the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities directly, as was stressed by Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Dr. Ákos Kozma at the inauguration ceremony of the new office in Debrecen on 3 May 2023. The Disability Directorate moved to a new, larger, barrier-free building together with the Office’s Debrecen Field Office.
2023. május. 03.

Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Takes Part in Police Day Events

On 24 April, we celebrate the day of Saint George, who is the patron saint of security services and police forces, which is the Day of the Police in Hungary. In his speech, Dr. Ákos Kozma praised the staff members of the police, who always perform their job with perseverance and professional commitment.
2023. április. 24.

Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Attends NEIWA Plenary Meeting

Dr. Ákos Kozma took part in the plenary meeting of the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities (NEIWA ) in Rome on 23 March 2023.
2023. április. 06.

New Stage of Ombudsman Children’s Home Renovation Programme

The second phase of the renovation of the Veszprém-Gyulafirátót Children’s Home has come to an end, in the framework of the ombudsman children’s home renovation programme.
2023. március. 30.

Accompanied by Dr. Ákos Kozma, Special Representative of Secretary General of Council of Europe on Migration and Refugees Visits Hungarian-Ukrainian Border Section

Accompanied by the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Dr. Ákos Kozma, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Migration and Refugees Ms. Leyla Kayacik visited the Hungarian-Ukrainian border section on 22 March 2023.
2023. március. 22.

Ombudsman and Deputies Deliver This Year’s Justitia Regnorum Fundamentum Awards

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his deputies presented the Justitia Regnorum Fundamentum Awards at a ceremony held on 9 December 2022.
2022. december. 09.