Office of the commissioner for fundamental rights of hungary

On 23 April 2020, Ombudsman Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Letenye Motorway – Goričan II road border crossing point. The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, accompanied by Director of Police Complaints Department of his Office Dr. Domonkos Wildner, inspected traffic passing through the Hungarian–Croatian border, as well as the implementation of healthcare measures adopted in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Fundamental Law provides enhanced protection to the natural and cultural heritage of our nation, and imposes the obligation to protect the interests of future generations on all of us. The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his Deputy Commissioner for the Protection of Future Generations jointly draw attention to the fact that the above requirements set out in the Fundamental Law are only met if they are properly reflected in legislation and official decisions, thereby ensuring that the right to a healthy environment is enforced in all parts of our country, and everyone acknowledges that his or her daily decisions can directly affect the state of our environment, as well as the equal opportunities of present and future generations.

On 22 April 2020, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the HDF 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base, where Base Commander and Brigadier General Dr. József Koller and Commander of the HDF 2nd Vitéz Bertalan Árpád Special Operation Forces Brigade and Colonel Gábor Sánta received the Ombudsman.

On 22 April 2020, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Special Home for Children in Szedres, operated by the Bezerédj–Kastélyterápia Foundation. The Ombudsman surveyed the operation of the Home, as well as the measures taken in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

On 17 April 2020, Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Szentendre Police Department, where the Ombudsman was received by Colonel Police Captain Mr. László Kovács. The Captain briefed the Ombudsman and his staff members on the measures taken in relation to the state of danger declared due to the coronavirus pandemic, the preparation of the personnel and the preventive measures that had already been taken. Following that, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights inspected the work of Szentendre-based policemen checking compliance with the rules of officially ordered home quarantine.

On 17 April 2020, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma paid a visit to the Emergency Centre of the Coronavirus Operational Group at the Ministry of Interior, where the Ombudsman was received by Head of the Emergency Centre Colonel Tibor Lakatos.