Office of the commissioner for fundamental rights of hungary

Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Dr. Ákos Kozma and Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Ombudsman for the Rights of National Minorities Dr. Elisabeth Sándor-Szalay launched a joint inquiry in 2023, in order to get a comprehensive view of the national minority-related contents of the cultural institutions. As part of this inquiry, several on-site visits took place in the past few months, where the regulatory frameworks and the possible ways of the practical implementation of the rules were discussed, among others.  On 17-18 June 2024, invited by the Slovenian community, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary and the Deputy Commissioner for the Rights of National Minorities paid a visit to Vas County, where they first of all got acquainted with the cultural values of the Slovenian and Croatian national minorities and also visited the main cultural institutions of these communities. During the visit, the Ombudsman and his deputy conducted professional coordination talks with the elected leaders and cultural experts of the Slovenian community, as well as the staff members of the museums.

The event was attended by Slovenian nationality advocate Mrs. Kiss-Köles Erika and President of the National Slovene Self-Government Mr. Károly Holecz.