Projects related to the Dublin procedure
The Dublin system increases pressures on the border regions of the EU, where states are often least able to offer asylum seekers support and protection.
Category: Projects
CREDO – Improving Credibility Assessment in EU Asylum Procedures
The overall goal of the CREDO project is to contribute to better structured, objective, high-quality and protection-oriented credibility assessment practices in asylum procedures conducted by EU Member States.
GENSEN project: Gender Perspective in the Asylum Procedure in Europe (2010-2012)
GENSEN is a project that primarily strives to enhance gender equality and provide additional safeguards for vulnerable asylum-seekers in asylum procedures conducted by European states.
Improving the Fairness of Disciplinary Procedures in Penitentiaries (2012-2014)
The Hungarian system of penitentiary disciplinary procedures is dysfunctional due to systemic and procedural reasons, as suggested by the HHC’s monitoring and project experiences and information provided by lawyers as well as penitentiary staff. The … Read more
Promoting the reform of pre-trial detention in CEE-FSU countries – Introducing good practices (2011-2013)
The excessive and lengthy use of pre-trial detention continues to be a serious problem throughout the Central Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (CEE-FSU) region, and the practice of pre-trial detention in most countries … Read more
The crucial influence of interpretation in proceedings with foreigners
The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the crucial influence of interpretation in the course of proceedings with foreigners.
COI in judicial practice
Practical cooperation, exchanging good practices and dialogue on the assessment of country information (COI) as evidence in the judicial review of asylum decisions.
Best practices of voluntary return – Guidelines (2010)
In the framework of its 2010 project entitled “Return in a lawful and humane manner” the Hungarian Helsinki Committee conducted a research on best practices of voluntary return and reintegration of failed asylum seekers or other groups of migrants.
Fleeing homophobia – Seeking safety in Europe project (2010-2011)
The aim of this project (led by the Free University of Amsterdam) is to identify best practices regarding qualification for international protection and asylum procedures.
DEVAS: Project on the Detention of Vulnerable Asylum-Seekers in the EU (2009-2010)
DEVAS: Project on the Detention of Vulnerable Asylum-Seekers in the European Union.
ASPIRE: Assessing and Strengthening Participation In Refugee Resettlement to Europe (2008-2010)
More and more countries get engaged in resettlement every year, accepting to provide asylum for a certain number of refugees resettled from a conflict zone or from a temporary host country where no effective protection can be offered to them in the long run.
HHC project on consultative forums between civilians and local police wins Austrian Sozialmarie prize
Projects could be submitted to the Sozialmarie which attempt to deal with a social problem from a new point of view applying creative, original methods. The program of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee in which we organized local “civil-police consultations” won a 1000 euro prize.
Promoting Independent Prison Complaints Mechanisms (2010)
The system of prison complaints is dysfunctional due to systemic and procedural reasons and does not meet international standards throughout the CEE-FSU region.As previous discussions and presentations suggest, in most of these countries the prison … Read more
End of the Dubliners project – final conference in Rome
The results of the Dubliners project (link to the project) were presented at the final conference in Rome. Officials from Sweden, Hungary and Italy, and representatives of partner NGOs highlighted the difficulties in the application of the Dublin regulation.
Towards the Equality of Roma Defendants before Courts and in Penitentiaries (2010-2014)
Discrimination against the Roma is widespread in all fields of life in Hungary. Research shows that police officers are also highly biased against Roma – but no research has been carried out yet with regard … Read more
STEPSS Follow-up project (2009-2011)
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s STEPSS (Strategies for Effective Police Stop and Search) project was aimed at assessing the practice of ID checks and monitor ethnic profiling while improving the relations of the police and the Roma … Read more
Anti-discrimination trainings for police officers and Police College students (2009)
This project, carried out in 2009, was aimed at decreasing racism among police officers and contributing to the development of an organizational culture of tolerance within the Hungarian police force. In order to achieve this … Read more
Steps Towards a Transparent Appointment System in Criminal Legal Aid (2009-2011)
In June 2008 the HHC sent a public interest information request to all Budapest-based police stations to find out in how many cases the police had appointed ex officio defense counsels in mandatory defense cases … Read more
Advocating the Abolishment of Actual Life Sentence (2008-2009)
Lifelong imprisonment without the possibility of parole (actual life sentence) was introduced into Hungarian criminal law in 1998. Hungary and the UK are the only EU Member States whose legal system makes it possible to impose a so-called “actual life sentence” on perpetrators of serious crimes.
Equal Treatment Law Clinic (2008-2009)
Building on its training experience, the HHC launched its Equal Treatment Law Clinic in December 2008 in cooperation with the ELTE University of Budapest and the University of Miskolc. The program was aimed at sensitising … Read more