Country

Hungary

Detention issue

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Act CXI of 2011 on the Commissioner for Fundamental RightsPersons holding the following offices may enter the prison at any time of the day and without any time limit: the President of Hungary, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the President of the Constitutional Court, the President of the Curia, the Prosecutor General, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and his staff, the prison judge, the public prosecutor in charge of the lawfulness of prisons, the heads of the Ministry of the Interior and their staff responsible for inspection, the National Commander of the Prison System, his deputies and their staff responsible for inspection, the authorised representative of the international organisation responsible for prison conditions.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2022However, the Panel stressed that restrictions due to public health measures may increase the risk of abuse, but should not cause a cessation of preventive visits. According to the SPT, national preventive mechanisms should continue to exercise their visiting powers during a coronavirus epidemic. Visits should be conducted with due regard to the principle of “do not harm”, i.e. visits should be organised in such a way that they do not pose a risk to the health of detainees and NPM staff. Report details