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7.6. Publishing the NPM’s reports
“The reports of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights shall be public. Published reports may not contain personal
data, classified data, secrets protected by an Act or secrets restricted to the exercise of a profession.”146
In every case, I send my report on a visit by the NPM to the head of the place of detention concerned,
the members of the Civil Consultative Body, and the Hungarian member of the CPT.
I have to publish my reports on my Office’s homepage in digital format, accessible without restriction,
free of charge to anyone.147 Within a few days after sending the NPM’s reports, in Hungarian, to the
addressees, my colleagues make them accessible to the public, as well. 148 The NPM’s reports shall be
published in the electronic archives within 30 days of its disclosure.149
Due to the lack of financial resources, I had but one opportunity so far to publish the full English text
of a report on the NPM’s visit. My Office published the English translation of the summary of the
reports on the NPM’s visits in 2017 on the official homepage of the NPM.150
In my report № AJB-151/2016, I requested the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information to inquire into
the lawfulness of handling the health-related data of the detainees placed in the Central Holding Facility of the MPHQoB.
146 See Section 28(2) of the Ombudsman Act
147 See Section 39(1) of Normative Instruction 3/2015. (XI. 30) AJB of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on the professional
rules and methods of his/her inquiries
148 See Section 39(2) of Normative Instruction 3/2015. (XI. 30) AJB of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on the professional
rules and methods of his/her inquiries
149 See Section 39(3) of Normative Instruction 3/2015. (XI. 30) AJB of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on the professional
rules and methods of his/her inquiries
150 http://www.ajbh.hu/en/web/ajbh-en/opcat-reports-2016
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