BackHigher State Prosecutor Vlasta Nussdorfer took over as Human Rights Ombudsman from Dr. Zdenka Čebašek Travnik on Friday, 22 February 2013 and will start her six-year-term on Saturday. Nussdorfer assessed the work of Dr. Čebašek Travnik as good and expressed her hope to successfully continue the work of her predecessor.
Dr. Čebašek Travnik presented her powers and office to those who turned to her for help and worked independently from politics in her term. Dr. Čebašek Travnik, who is returning to her profession in psychiatry, thanked all those who have helped her with her work, including her team, those answering her questions, and the media.
She handed over to Nussdorfer a summary of her annual report for last year and her special reports on the child advocate and the issues of the Roma community.
