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NPM News
OPCAT visit to the Eger Police Department, the Pétervására Police Station, the Füzesabony Police Department, and the Gyöngyös Police Department with a view to investigating into the custody units on 3-4 March 2020
OPCAT visit to the Győr Police Department, the Mosonmagyaróvár Police Department, the Kapuvár Police Department and the Csorna Police Department with a view to investigating into the custody units on 18-19 February, 2020
OPCAT inspection of the weekly countrywide transport of the detainees 9-10 December, 2019
OPCAT visit to the Tiszalök National Prison 3-4 December, 2019
Katalin Haraszti gave a presentation about the activity of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights as the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism on the invitation of the Department of Constitutional Law of the University of Szeged Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, 21 November 2019
Deputy Head of Department Katalin Haraszti’s participation in the events of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, 3–8 November 2019
Gergely Fliegauf Gave a Presentation About the Functioning of the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism at the Debrecen District Court, 13 November 2019
Gergely Fliegauf’s Presentation About the Functioning of the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism Given at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church of Hungary 11 November, 2019
OPCAT visit to the Platán Integrated Care Center of Bács-Kiskun County on 21–22 October, 2019
Presentation of Chief Physician and Head of Department Dr. Gyula Sófi with the articipation of the staff members of OPCAT NPM 14 October, 2019
OPCAT Visit to the Custodial Premises of the Police Department of Békéscsaba, the Police Department of Békés, the Police Department of Sarkad and the Police Department of Orosháza on 8–10 October, 2019
OPCAT visit to the Visegrád Assisted Living Centre for the Elderly 11 December, 2018
Summary of Report No. AJB-1774/2019 on the OPCAT visit to the to the County Police Lockup Facility of the Nógrád County Police Headquarters, the Police Detention Facility of the Salgótarján Police Headquarters, and the Police Detention Facility of the Balassagyarmat Police Headquarters 4 May, 2019
OPCAT visit to the Baracska facility of the Central Transdanubian National Prison 24-25 April, 2019
OPCAT visit to EMMI’s (Ministry of Human Capacities) Special Children’s Home Center, Primary School and Trade School 4-5 September, 2019
Summary of Report No. AJB-646/2019 on the OPCAT visit to the Chronic Aftercare Department, Unit III of the Szeged Strict and Medium Regime Prison 13-14 June, 2018
OPCAT visit to the Bács-Kiskun County Remand Prison 27-28 February, 2019
Summary of Report No AJB-615/2019 on the OPCAT visit to the Psychiatric Department of the Tolna County Balassa János Hospital, the Teaching Hospital of the University of Pécs 31 May and 01 June, 2017
Minutes of the second 2018 meeting of the Civil Consultative Body attached to the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism, December 4 2018
Summary of Case Report № AJB-2479/2018 of the OPCAT Visit to the South-Borsod Joint Social Institution 22-23 May, 2018
Summary of Case Report № AJB-501/2018 of the OPCAT Visit to Unit 1 of the Budapest Remand Prison 28 March, 2017
OPCAT visit to the Visegrád Assisted Living Center for the Elderly operated by the Visegrád Aranykor Foundation, 11 December, 2018
Summary of case No. AJB-474/2018 OPCAT visit to the Márianosztra Strict and Medium Regime Prison 13-14 March, 2017
OPCAT NPM follow-up visit at the Central Penitentiary Hospital in Tököl, 30 November, 2018
CPT Delegation at the Ombudsman’s Office, 19 November 2018
“Prevention of suicides and overdoses in detention centers and status of NPM staff in the member states”, Podgorica, 28 - 30 May 2018
Meeting of the Slovenian and Hungarian National Preventive Mechanisms, 13-14 November 2018
Summary report on case AJB-510/2018 of the OPCAT Visit to the Central Holding Facility of Fejér County Police Headquarters 19 October , 2017
The National Preventive Mechanism visiting four foster families within the Foster Parent Network of the Regional Child Protection Directorate and Primary School of the Vas County Child Protection Center 25 October, 2018
OPCAT visit to the official premises of Siklós Police Department, Unit II, the official premises of the Central and Gyárvárosi Police Stations of Pécs Police Department, and the lock-up unit of Komló Police Department, 17-18 September, 2018
Summary of Case Report No. AJB-1522/2018 of the OPCAT Visit to custody unit of the 14th District Police Department of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters of Budapest (August 4, 2018)
Summary of Case No. AJB-406/2018 on the visit to the Nagymágocs Castle Home of the Integrated Care Center in Csongrád County (September 12-14, 2017)
Minutes of the first 2018 meeting of the Civil Consultative Body attached to the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism, May 16 2018
OPCAT visit to the Chronic Aftercare Department of Unit III of Szeged Strict and Medium Regime Prison, June 13-14 2018
Response of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
as National Preventive Mechanism to
the observations and recommendations of
the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
made in the wake of its visit to Hungary undertaken 21 to 30 March 2017, 4 June 2018
„NPM Impact Assessment” conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 17-18 April 2018
Summary of the OPCAT NPM Workshop held on April 11 2018
in the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
OPCAT visit to the South-Borsod Joint Social Institution, 22-23 May 2018
Visit of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his colleagues to Celje Prison, 24-25 May 2018