Documents

NGOs address President of the European Commission

2011. 10. 17.

In their letter sent to the President of the European Commission, the Eötvös Károly Institute, the HHC and the HCLU claim that Hungarian legal provisions on the Data Protection Commissioner ...

NGOs analyze Government reactions concerning the Venice Commission’s opinion on the new Constitution of Hungary

2011. 07. 18.

The Venice Commission issued an opinion on the new Constitution (the “Fundamental Law”) of Hungary in June 2011. Due to the lack of an official Hungarian translation and the misleading ...

Events of concern in Hungary during the country’s EU presidency

2011. 06. 08.

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has prepared a summary on the events of concern happened in Hungary in the course of the country’s EU presidency, with special regard to the signs ...

Documents related to the constitution-making process in Hungary – Spring 2011

2011. 04. 07.

16 March 2011 – The Eötvös Károly Institute, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee compiled a joint analysis on the process of framing the new Constitution ...

The third wave – the new Constitution

2011. 04. 01.

The Eötvös Károly Policy Institute, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee have examined the draft Constitution of Hungary submitted to the Parliament on 14 March 2011. ...

Petition to the Constitutional Court concerning private pension law

2011. 03. 08.

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee requested the Constitutional Court to repeal the legal provisions setting out that those remaining members in private pension funds lose their future state pension.

Information leaflet and sample for constitutional complaint for civil servants dismissed in an unreasoned way

2011. 02. 08.

In its decision issued on 15 February the Constitutional Court ruled unanimously that the provisions on the unreasoned dismissal of civil servants are unconstitutional. However, the Court annulled the provisions ...

Comments on Bills concerning freedom of speech

2011. 02. 08.

Comments on Bills concerning freedom of peaceful assembly

2011. 02. 07.

Available only in Hungarian.  

The second wave of legislation – Violating the rule of law

2010. 12. 08.

The Eötvös Károly Institute, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee assessed the second wave of legislation by Hungary’s new Parliament