the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (Ombudsman)

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The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (Ombudsman) is Hungary’s independent public authority responsible for protecting and promoting fundamental human and constitutional rights, investigating complaints against public authorities, and making recommendations to remedy rights violations.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent public authority ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
ombudsman institution ⓘ
accountableTo National Assembly of Hungary ⓘ
aim enhancing protection of individuals against maladministration ⓘ
strengthening rule of law in Hungary ⓘ
canInvestigate central public administration bodies ⓘ
local government bodies ⓘ
other entities performing public duties ⓘ
cannotInvestigate Constitutional Court of Hungary ⓘ
Parliament in its legislative function ⓘ
courts in their judicial decision-making ⓘ
characteristic acts as a non-judicial remedy for rights violations ⓘ
does not issue binding decisions ⓘ
relies on persuasion and publicity ⓘ
complaintsMustConcern action or omission of a public authority ⓘ
alleged violation of a fundamental right ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Fundamental Law of Hungary ⓘ
country Hungary ⓘ
function conducts inquiries on own initiative ⓘ
cooperates with international human rights bodies ⓘ
examines alleged violations of fundamental rights by public authorities ⓘ
issues reports and recommendations ⓘ
monitors implementation of human rights obligations ⓘ
goal prevent future rights violations ⓘ
promote a culture of human rights in Hungary ⓘ
remedy individual rights violations ⓘ
independence independent from public administration ⓘ
institutionally independent from the government ⓘ
jurisdiction Hungary ⓘ
legalSystem Hungarian legal system ⓘ
mandate investigation of complaints against public authorities ⓘ
making recommendations to remedy rights violations ⓘ
promotion of fundamental rights ⓘ
protection of constitutional rights ⓘ
protection of fundamental rights ⓘ
power enter premises of public authorities ⓘ
hear witnesses and officials ⓘ
initiate proceedings before the Constitutional Court in certain cases ⓘ
make non-binding recommendations ⓘ
propose legislative or regulatory changes ⓘ
request information and documents from public authorities ⓘ
receivesComplaintsFrom individuals ⓘ
legal entities ⓘ
organizations ⓘ
reportsTo National Assembly of Hungary ⓘ
usesTool proposals for legal amendments ⓘ
public reports ⓘ
recommendations to authorities ⓘ

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National Assembly (Hungary) → elects → the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (Ombudsman) ⓘ
subject linked to: National Assembly
Fundamental Law of Hungary → definesConstitutionalBody → Commissioner for Fundamental Rights ⓘ
linked to: the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (Ombudsman)