The report ‘Pushed Back at the Door’ presents the situation asylum-seekers often face at the eastern borders of the EU. The picture shown of Europe’s response to the biggest humanitarian crisis since the Second World … Read more
Ill-treatment has been prohibited by international and regional instruments and conventions for many decades. Yet torture and other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment at the hands of state officials, and particularly those engaged in … Read more
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s brief information update provides an overview on the application of the Dublin III regulation in relation to Hungary. Among others, the update includes a summary of three cases in which the … Read more
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Do defendants with no legal background understand their rights in criminal procedure? Do they know that they have the right to remain silent? Are they aware of what remaining in silence means in practice? In … Read more
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
In its March 2015 judgment issued in the Varga and Others v. Hungary case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concluded that the overcrowding of penitentiaries in Hungary constitutes a structural problem, and Hungary … Read more
The latest amendments to the Asylum Act and the Act on State Border entered into force on 5 July 2016. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s brief information update provides a summary of their implementation and practical … Read more
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The naturalisation of refugees and stateless persons in Hungary
The latest amendments to the Asylum Act and the Act on State Border entered into force today, 5 July 2016. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s brief information update analyses the potential dangers and the immediate consequences … Read more
A brief information note by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee on the reception infrastructure and conditions for asylum-seekers in Hungary for the Seminar on the Right to Asylum in Europe – Models and Challenges in the … Read more
Recognised refugees are potentially forced to homelessness and destitution 30 days after status recognition, as all integration support is cancelled and access to state-run health care is curbed. Asylum-seeking children are deprived of school enrollment … Read more
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Refugees fleeing war, terror and persecution have to queue for days or weeks at the entrance of the EU, on the Serbian-Hungarian border, without food, drinking water, shelter or sanitary facilities, while Hungarian authorities arbitrarily … Read more
During the past few years, pre-trial detainees have made up almost one-third of the prison population in Hungary, contributing to the overcrowding of the penitentiary system, which, according to a 2015 judgment of the European … Read more