Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary (Alapvető Jogok Biztosának Hivatala)

The Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary is an independent constitutional body and a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI). The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary (the Ombudsman) investigates alleged violations of fundamental rights and performs monitoring, advisory, and awareness-raising functions. In addition to acting as the National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT, the Office also monitors the enforcement of the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD), provides external oversight of the police, and acts as the reporting body under the Whistleblower Protection Act. Special emphasis is placed on the protection of vulnerable groups, including children, people living with disabilities, the elderly, persons belonging to religious or ethnic minorities, and victims of hate crime and discrimination.
Country Hungary
Entity type
Public authority
Victim groups supported
all types of discrimination
Organization location
POINT (19.04847 47.50949)
Organization address
1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa u. 9-11.
Organization Web site URL
https://www.ajbh.hu/en/web/ajbh-en/
Hotline/telephone line - email contact details
Tel.: +36 1 475-7100 Email: panasz@ajbh.hu