Office of the commissioner for fundamental rights of hungary

On 6 May 2020, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights paid a visit to the Komádi Human Services Centre of the Bihar United Social Institution (BESZI). Dr. Ákos Kozma was received by the head of the institution, Mrs. Mihályné Varga and the head of this unit, Mrs. Andrea Nagy-Tarsoly at the 184-bed residential home.

On 6 May 2020, Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Csanádpalota and Nagylak border crossing points. The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights inspected the control of traffic passing through the border, as well as the implementation of the healthcare measures adopted in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights launched a procedure and asked the competent ministry for information about the decisions of the education district regarding the grammar school admission process in Csongrád County. Ombudsman Dr. Ákos Kozma wishes to find out how well-founded the earlier information on this matter has been, and whether the violation of the right of the affected students to education could have been the case.

On 29 April 2020, Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Nagykanizsa Juvenile Reformatory of the Ministry of Human Capacities. During his on-site inspection, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights reviewed the measures taken by the institution for the prevention of the coronavirus pandemic, the rooms used for community and individual activities, as well as for providing medical services, and he also conducted interviews with the detainees and their education officers.

On 29 April 2020, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Marcali Disaster Recovery Unit of the Somogy County Disaster Recovery Directorate, where he inspected one of the most modern fire departments of Hungary, then held discussions with the head of the Somogy County Disaster Recovery Directorate, Artillery Brigadier General Mr. Antal Wéber. On this occasion, the Ombudsman also reviewed the implementation of the healthcare provisions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma has launched an ex officio inquiry in relation to the situation having evolved due to COVID-19 infections in nursing homes for the elderly, with a special focus on the enforcement of the fundamental right to life and human dignity.