Seven commissions for the monitoring of human rights
In order to fulfil its tasks as the human rights house of the Republic of Austria, the Ombudsman Board has established a federal commission for the penitentiary system and forensic institutions and six regional commissions for all other institutions.
These commissions are composed of experts from various fields. Each commission is headed by a person who is particularly recognised in the field of human rights.
The commissions carry out around 500 unannounced visits to the facilities each year. They have unrestricted access and receive all necessary information and documents. The commissions conduct confidential interviews with detainees, patients and residents.
In their activities, they are guided by the inspection priorities specified by the Ombudsman Board. They report directly to the Austrian Ombudsman Board on their visits and inspections and include assessments of perceived human rights violations and recommendations in their reports.
The composition of the following commissions applies from 1 July 2024. The CVs published are third-party content. It can therefore not be guaranteed that they are accessible without barriers.
Federal Commission for the Penitentiary System and Forensic Institutions
The Federal Commission is responsible for the penitentiary system and forensic institutions throughout Austria and is headed by Reinhard Klaushofer.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can contact the Commission by e-mail at bundeskommission(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download CV |
|---|---|---|
Reinhard Klaushofer | Head | CV Klaushofer Reinhard pdf |
David Altacher | Member | CV Altacher David pdf |
Norbert Gerstberger | Member | CV Gerstberger pdf |
Philipp Hamedl | Member | CV Hamedl PDF |
Markus Möstl | Member | CV Möstl pdf |
Christian Pawelka | Member | |
Veronika Reidinger | Member | CV Reidinger PDF |
Peter Spieler | Member | CV Peter Spieler pdf |
Renate Stelzig-Schöler | Member | CV Stelzig Schöler pdf |
Commission 1: Tyrol and Vorarlberg
The commission is responsible for Tyrol and Vorarlberg and is headed by Verena Murschetz.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can contact the commission by e-mail at kommission1(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download CV |
|---|---|---|
Verena Murschetz | Head | CV Murschetz PDF |
Regina Brassé | Member | CV Brasse PDF |
Michaela Brejla | Member | CV Brejla PDF |
Erwin Egger | Member | CV Egger PDF |
Wolfgang Fromherz | Member | CV Fromherz PDF |
Karin Reinstadler | Member | |
Andrea Sigl | Member | CV Sigl PDF |
Martha Taschler | Member | CV Taschler PDF |
Thomas Thöny | Member | CV Thömy pdf |
Commission 2: Salzburg and Upper Austria
The commission is responsible for Salzburg and Upper Austria and is headed by Karin Gutiérrez-Lobos.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can reach the commission at the e-mail address kommission2(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download |
|---|---|---|
Karin Gutiérrez-Lobos | Head | CV Gutierres Lobes pdf |
Doris Brandmair | Member | CV Brandmair pdf |
Christine Hutter | Member | CV Hutter PDF |
Esther Kirchberger | Member | CV Kirchberger PDF |
Robert Krammer | Member | CV Krammer pdf |
Brigitte Loderbauer | Member | CV Loderbauer pdf |
Margit Pollheimer-Pühringer | Member | CV Pollheimer PDF |
Florian Steger | Member | CV Steger PDF |
Ulrike Weiß | Member | CV Weiß pdf |
Commission 3: Styria and Carinthia
The commission is responsible for Styria and Carinthia and is headed by Reingard Riener-Hofer.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can contact the Commission by e-mail at kommission3(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download CV |
|---|---|---|
Reingard Riener-Hofer | Management | CV Riener Hofer PDF |
Julia Krenn | Member | CV Krenn PDF |
Anna-Maria Lindermuth | Member | CV Lindermuth pdf |
Brigitte Mauthner | Member | Download file |
Johann Pfeifer | Member | CV PFeifer PDF |
Silvia Reibnegger | Member | |
Claudia Schossleitner | Member | CV Schossleitner PDF |
Petra Tranacher-Rainer | Member | |
Herbert Reiter | Member | CV Reiter pdf |
Commission 4: Vienna
The commission is responsible for the municipal districts 3 to 19 and 23 in Vienna and is headed by Andrea Berzlanovich.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can contact the commission by e-mail at kommission4(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download CV |
|---|---|---|
Andrea Berzlanovich | Head | CV Berzlanovich PDF |
Bettina Caspar-Bures | Member | CV Caspar Bures PDF |
Julia Egger | Member | CV Julia Egger PDF |
Christina Holmes | Member | CV Holmes PDF |
Chiara La Pedalina | Member | CV Pedalina PDF |
Hannes Lutz | Member | CV Lutz PDF |
Christine Pramer | Member | CV Pramer PDF |
Michael Schloßgangl | Member | |
Barbara Weibold | Member | CV Weibold pdf |
Commission 5: Vienna and Lower Austria
The commission is responsible for the municipal districts 1, 2, 20 to 22 in Vienna and for the political districts of Gänserndorf, Gmünd, Hollabrunn, Horn, Korneuburg, Krems, Mistelbach, Tulln, Waidhofen a.d. Thaya and Zwettl in Lower Austria. The commission is headed by Heinz Mayer.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can contact the commission by e-mail at kommission5(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download CV |
|---|---|---|
Heinz Mayer | Head | CV Mayer Heinrich pdf |
Josef Baumgartner | Member | CV Baumgartner PDF |
Marlene Fetz | Member | CV Fetz pdf |
Gabriele Fink-Hopf | Member | CV Fink pdf |
Caroline Kerschbaumer | Member | CV Kerschbaumer pdf |
Katharina Mares-Schrank | Member | CV Mares Schrank PDF |
Erwin Meisl | Member | |
Sabine Ruppert | Member | CV Ruppert pdf |
Ralph Wakolbinger | Member | CV Walkobinger pdf |
Commission 6: Burgenland and Lower Austria
The commission is responsible for the whole of Burgenland and in Lower Austria for the political districts of Amstetten, Baden, Bruck a.d. Leitha, Lilienfeld, Melk, Mödling, Neunkirchen, Scheibbs, St. Pölten, Waidhofen a.d. Ybbs, Wiener Neustadt and Wien Umgebung. The commission is headed by Karin Rowhani-Wimmer.
Below you will find more information about the head of the commission and all members of the interdisciplinary team. You can contact the commission by e-mail at kommission6(at)volksanwaltschaft.gv.at.
Name | Function | Download CV |
|---|---|---|
Karin Rowhani-Wimmer | Management | CV Rowhani Wimmer pdf |
Süleyman Ceviz | Member | CV Süleyman ceviz pdf |
Yvonne Glaser | Member | CV Glaser pdf |
Bettina-Iris Maderner | Member | CV Maderner pdf |
Cornelia Sarah Neuhauser | Member | |
Marlies Neumüller | Member | CV Neumüller pdf |
Martin Ortner | Member | |
Nadia Soleman | Member | |
Patrick Clemens Swoboda | Member |