The project was co-funded by
Strengthening the rights of suspects
and accused in criminal proceedings –
the role of National Human Rights
Institutions
Guidebook
Coordinator
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (Austria)
Giuliana MONINA and Nora KATONA
Partners
Hungarian Helskinki Committee (Hungary)
Eszter KIRS and Sára VISZLÓ
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)
Konrad SIEMASZKO
Peace Institute (Slovenia)
Katarina VUČKO
Layout
Studio Gilani
This publication has been produced with the financial support of the European Union. The
contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Boltzmann Institute of Human
Rights and its project partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the
European Union.
Acknowledgements
The project team would like to thank all NHRIs and NPMs representatives
and other stakeholders who participated in the consultations conducted
in the framework of this project, despite the busy schedule. We greatly
appreciate their commitment and engagement.
Our most sincere gratitude goes also to the members of the external
advisory board of the project, Richard Carver, Katrien Meuwissen, and
Jonas Grimmheden, as well as to Moritz Birk, Head of the Human Dignity
and Public Security Department of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of
Human Rights. Their inputs, contributions and feedback have greatly
improved this publication.
December 2019