3.2. The meetings of the CCB
dations contained in the report on the NPM’s visit to the institution. The
court dismissed the action at first instance. The claimant appealed against
the decision whereas the Office brought a defence and a cross-appeal. The
proceedings on appeal are pending. The case could set a precedent as to
whether a civil court may review the unfavourable conclusions, critical remarks and recommendations of the NPM concerning any institution in consideration of personality rights. The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
thanked the participants for their attendance and closed the meeting.
At the CCB meeting on 4 December 2018, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights gave a brief overview of the results of his four-year activity
carried out while performing the NPM’s tasks. By the time of this meeting, the NPM visited 51 places of detention, published 27 reports and additional reports were under publication. The NPM responded to and published the SPT’s report addressed to the NPM, after which it became possible to submit an application to the Fund set up in accordance with Article
26 of OPCAT. In the year 2018, the Hungarian NPM discussed its findings
with the staff members of the Serbian, Slovenian and Austrian National
Preventive Mechanisms. During these meetings, the Hungarian NPM had
an occasion to visit places of detention operating in the territory of other
states. In November 2018 the Office received the delegation of the CPT.
The staff members of the Department attended international professional
events on several occasions.
The Head of Department presented the NPM’s and the Department’s
activities carried out since the last CCB meeting. In 2018, the NPM made
six visits up until the meeting. The NPM inspected the police lock-ups
and custody rooms in Nógrád County in January, an integrated home in
Borsodivánka in May, Facility III of the Szeged Strict and Medium Regime
Prison in June, the custody rooms of the police of Baranya County in
September, foster parent homes in Vas County in October, and it paid a
follow-up visit to the Central Prison Hospital in November. In the period
following the CCB meeting of 4 December 2018, the NPM was planning to
carry out one more inspection.
By the time of the meeting, the NPM had published five reports about
its visits made at the following sites: the juvenile correctional institutions
of Debrecen and Nagykanizsa; the police custody units in the 14th district
of Budapest; the integrated home in Nagymágocs; the Fejér County police
lock-up; the follow-up visit to the Central Holding Facility of the MPHB.
The report on the Márianosztra Strict and Medium Regime Prison had
been completed. The NPM posted it to the entities concerned, and also
published it on its website shortly after the meeting. The staff members of
the Department were working on nine reports in December 2018, three of
which were ready for publication. In connection with four of the reports
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