The latest report of the Human Rights Watch is based on interviews with 161 refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Hungary.
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe answered the letter of NGOs concerning the restriction of the power’s of the Constitutional Court.
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
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
The Hungarian “three strikes” rule excludes the individualization of the sanctions by making it mandatory for the courts to sentence suspects to life imprisonment if certain conditions are met. The HHC claims in its motion … Read more
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves the review of the human rights record of all 192 UN Member States once every four years. It was created through the UN General Assembly in 2006. In this review process the UN pays special attention to the information submitted by non-governmental organizations.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee aims to assist the UN to better assess Hungary’s human rights performance by contributing to three alternative reports within the framework of the upcoming periodic review.
In its decision dated 19 January 2010, the Equal Treatment Authority established that the mayor of Kiskunlacháza has committed harassment when stating that the settlement’s population having had enough of ‘Roma aggression’. In October 2010, … Read more
In 2006 the police restricted access to the square in front of the Parliament of Hungary, thus, for a while it was not possible to demonstrate on the square. The Hungarian Helsinki Comittee has claimed that the … Read more
The Government intends to solve the problem of severe overcrowding in penitentiaries by amending the respective law instead of decreasing the number of detainees. According to the recent amendments, the minimal living space for detainees … Read more
NGOs turn to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe to express grave concern regarding the impending restriction of the powers of the Hungarian Constitutional Court.
The Eötvös Károly Institute, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union wrote a letter to Members of Parliament asking them not to pass the bills restricting the authority of the Constitutional Court, … Read more
ECRE together with the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA) published a comparative survey that provides an overview of the provision of legal aid for asylum seekers in 19 countries across Europe.
The 7th Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will be held between 2-7 November 2010 in Budapest. Two of the cinemas in Budapest will show the exciting documentaries, Toldi and Cirko-Gejzír.
The UN Human Rights Committee on its 100th session assessed Hungary’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee helped the Committee’s work by preparing two shadow reports.
According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s opinion measures taken against contracts, which run into good morality cannot be the ground for the unprecedented restriction of the Constitutional Court’s scope of authority. No Hungarian government is authorized to limit the tasks of the most important democratic institution and disregard its decisions because of its current political interests.
The Eötvös Károly Institute and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee object the proposed restriction of the Constitutional Court’s authority.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee considers the law permitting the dismissal of government employees without justification to be unconstitutional. Therefore the HHC turns to the Constitutional Court to strike it down.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the Hungarian Red Cross and Menedék – the Hungarian Association for Migrants epxress their deepest concerns regarding the immigration detention of children.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee considers the law permitting the dismissal of government employees without justification to be unconstitutional. Therefore the Committee turns to the Constitutional Court to strike it down.
According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee the public service broadcasters’ decision not to air the campaign ad of Jobbik because of its use of the term „gypsy criminality”, suggesting a strong connection between ethnicity and criminality was rightful. The term offends the dignity of hundreds of thousands, and is capable of inciting hatred. The National Election Committee’s decision granting Jobbik’s claim has formal shortcomings, factual errors and also with this decison the Committee has exceeded its authority.