Around 100,000 people have sought help from ombudsman’s office

Around 100,000 people have turned to the ombudsman for help since the year 2000, when the institute of the Public Defender of Rights was established. The ombudsman is supposed to protect people in cases of maladministration by public authorities and other institutions. The first person to hold the office of the Public Defender of Rights in the Czech Republic was the highly respected lawyer Otakar Motejl, who served from December 2000 until his death in May 2010. The current ombudswoman, Anna Šabatová, took charge in February 2014.

Author: Ruth Fraňková