Commissioner for Human Rights

Visit to the Czech Republic

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Prof. Irena Lipowicz took part in the international conference on the occasion of 15th anniversary of establishing the institution of Public Defender of Human Rights in the Czech Republic. In her speech she mentioned, e.g. the challenges and perspectives regarding development of the Office of the Human Rights Defender. Along with representative of the Team of Initial Evaluation of Applications the Defender participated in the discussion on the instruments of impact on the process of legislation and judicial decisions of courts, as well as effective and innovative methods of operation of the ombudsman institutions.
The event was attended by Jan Dubovcov, Slovakian Public Defender of Human Rights, Lászlό Székely, Hungarian Commissioner of the Fundamental Rights and representatives of state and judicial authorities of the Czech Republic.