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On 5 December, 2024, Dr. Walter Rosenkrantz, President of the Austrian Parliament and former member of the Austrian Ombudsman Board, received Dr. Ákos Kozma, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights. of Hungary as part of an official meeting.

Dr. Ákos Kozma reported on the 2023 activities of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary and his deputies to the National Assembly at its session on 02 December 2024.

Dr. Ákos Kozma, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, inaugurated a mobile educational point on 20 November, 2024, at ÁGOTA Village to celebrate World Children's Day. The initiative marks the anniversary of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, a cornerstone of international legal protection.

On 15 November, 2024, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary participated in a ceremonial tree planting held in the courtyard of the Veszprém County Police Headquarters. The event was also attended by Brigadier General Balázs Dékány, County Police Superintendent and Ákos Gábor Ugron, the CEO of VERGA Veszprém Forestry Ltd.

Reflecting on the past five years, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary highlighted that his responsibilities have significantly expanded during his term of office. Four major areas have been added to his mandate: handling complaints and grievances against police actions, adjudicating cases related to equal treatment, overseeing activities as an independent mechanism for disability rights, and, alongside the existing protection system involving proceedings related to public interest disclosures, operating the new whistleblowing mechanism.

On October 9, 2024, Dr. Ákos Kozma, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, visited the Zalaegerszeg Special Child Protection Centre, Primary, and Vocational School, where he was welcomed by the Head of the Institution, Ms. Mária Hegedűs.