The project aims to prevent further democratic backsliding in Hungary and support the future restoration of the rule of law by maintaining international attention on attempts to further dismantle democracy and the rule of law … Read more
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s project aims at building the watchdog skills of civil society and social movements to enhance rule-of-law observance, combat corruption, and increase access to justice. It is a capacity-building measure that aims … Read more
The project seeks to provide high-quality, free-of-charge legal assistance and representation to asylum-seekers and other persons of concern to UNHCR in Hungary, as well as to ensure through information provision and situation monitoring, evidence-based advocacy … Read more
The COMPASS Project aims to maintain the spotlight of international attention on Hungary and the attempts to further dismantle the rule of law; re-frame the social discourse in Hungary about the rule of law and … Read more
The aim of the project is to anchor the HHC as a key actor in protecting the rule of law in Hungary. The project aims to: Re-frame the social discourse in Hungary about the rule … Read more
In the framework of the project, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee enhances its resilience amid shrinking civic space in Hungary by increasing its staff’s digital security skills and their resilience. The project activities help the HHC … Read more
The YES project (Youth Engagement and Sensitisation for Refugee Integration and an Inclusive Hungarian Society), on the one hand, will help young refugees and immigrants living in Hungary to become active participants in their communities … Read more
Since September 2022, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee has been involved in the RED-SPINEL research project, funded by the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Commission and coordinated by IEE-ULB. Over a period of 36 months, … Read more
We are thrilled to announce our cooperation with the European Implementation Network (EIN) in their new project focused on safeguarding freedom of expression in the Council of Europe member States. As a participant to this … Read more
This project aims at addressing some of the challenges and consequences of a demolished asylum system in Hungary through evidence-based advocacy and litigation. Since 2015, the Hungarian government has been systematically demolishing a functioning asylum … Read more
The project provides complex legal assistance and free legal representation to “everyday heroes”, citizens who are standing up for their rights and offer a positive role model to society by challenging rampant autocratic tendencies, and … Read more
As explored in The Right to Know project in 2021, evoking national security concerns have become a blanket authorisation for some EU Member States to exclude asylum seekers and refugees from protection, reject or withdraw … Read more
The CharterWise project by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union aims at bringing the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights from the attention periphery of the legal profession to the centre of … Read more
The Hertie School and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) have joined forces to launch a new project, Strategic Litigation for Rights in Europe: Building Knowledge, Skills and Connections for Legal Practitioners to Use the EU … Read more
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is a partner in the international research project DigiRights, coordinated by the Institute of Criminology of the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven). The project runs from 2022 to 2025. During … Read more
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s project contributes to building the watchdog skills of civil society and social movements to enhance rule-of-law observance, combat corruption, and increase access to justice in Hungary. It is a capacity building … Read more
This project will improve the integration outcomes and well-being of refugees in Hungary through two workstreams: We will help refugee families to reunite in Hungary. The HHC is the only organisation in Hungary that provides … Read more
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is taking part in an international comparative study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regulation and application of penalties and measures as alternatives to imprisonment in Hungary. In … Read more
As part of the Protecting Rights at Borders initiative funded by the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM), the first quarterly report on unlawful push-backs carried out by authorities in Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, … Read more
Since February 2021, the HHC is participating in the European Commission-funded, ICJ-EI-led, CADRE project. This two-year project seeks to promote the expansion, implementation and improvement of viable and effective alternatives to detention for migrant children … Read more