Cases

Réti and Fizli v. Hungary

2013. 01. 28.

The HHC’s attorney represented applicants Mr. Réti and Mrs. Fizli before the European Court of Human Rights in relation to their ill-treatment by the police (Application no. 31373/11). The applicants ...

Police officers convicted for participating in ill-treatment

2012. 11. 19.

During the riots in the autumn of 2006, X. Y. was ill-treated by police officers while being escorted to a police van after his apprehension. The case was witnessed by ...

Ferencné Kovács v. Hungary

2011. 12. 21.

In March 2009, the Tatabánya City Court ordered the pre-trial detention of Mrs Ferenc Kovács, an ill, 83 year-old lady in her absence in the course of a criminal investigation ...

Csüllög v. Hungary

2011. 08. 25.

 The European Court of Human Rights found that Hungary has breached the ban on inhuman and degrading treatment in the case of Csüllög v Hungary. The applicant was represented by the ...

Gubacsi v. Hungary

2011. 06. 29.

Hungary violated inhuman and degrading treatment ban – HHC wins another case in Strasbourg human rights court

Barta v. Hungary

2011. 06. 27.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Hungary violated Article 3 of the Convention in a police ill-treatment case. The applicant was represented by one of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s lawyers. Case Barta v. ...

Darvas v. Hungary

2011. 06. 26.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in its decision dated 11 January 2011 that the pre-trial detention of a 27-year old man was unjustified. According to the ECtHR, the ...

Engel v. Hungary

2011. 06. 25.

On 20 May 2010, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of Mr. Zoltán Engel versus Hungary. Mr. Engel was sentenced to life in prison for ...

Kmetty v. Hungary

2011. 06. 24.

In its chamber judgment issued on 16 December 2003, the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or ...