Office of the commissioner for fundamental rights of hungary

On 15 January 2021, Dr. Ákos Kozma visited the border crossing point between Hercegszántó and Bački Breg (Béreg).

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights visited the Bács-Kiskun County Remand Prison in Kecskemét on 14 January 2021.

Dr. Ákos Kozma was received by National Commander of the Hungarian Prison Service, Major General Dr Tamás Tóth, Brigadier General, Prison Commander Dr Pál Kiszely and Colonel, Executive Director Lóránt Laczkó at the Baracska-Annamajor Headquarters of the Middle-Transdanubian National Prison on 14 January 2021.

On 14 January 2021, Dr. Ákos Kozma visited the motorway border crossing point located between Röszke and Horgoš.

On 24 November 2020, the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) held an online conference entitled "COVID–19 and the Ombudsperson – Rising to the Challenge of a Pandemic". Within the framework of the webinar, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Dr. Ákos Kozma presented – in a video message – what were the activities that the Hungarian Ombudsman institution carried out in order to address the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the experience gained in these extraordinary times.

In their joint statement published on the occasion of White Monday, i.e. the first day of the European Week for Waste Reduction, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma and Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Ombudsman for Future Generations Dr. Gyula Bándi call attention to the importance of conscious consumption, the constitutional obligation of the careful use of our natural resources, and the key role of circular economy in achieving sustainable development.