Category: Our reports and analyses
HHC intervenes as a third party before the European Court of Human Rights in a push-back case
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee was granted leave to submit a third party intervention in the case of M.H. and Others v. Croatia, app. no. 15670/18. The case concerns an Afghan family that crossed to Croatia … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 July 2018
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 June 2018
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
All you ever wanted to know about what happened to refugee protection in Hungary since 2015 in one place
We put together a short document with a list of HHC publications related to key changes in the Hungarian asylum system since 2015 so that you can find the explanation of every major step easily, … Read more
Hungary: Asylum-seekers with Inadmissible Claims are Denied Food in the Transit Zones at the Border
A new inadmissibility ground, a hybrid of the concepts of safe third country and first country of asylum, is in effect since 1 July 2018. The new provision stems from amendments to the Asylum Act … Read more
Safety-Net Torn Apart
A new report by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee on gender-based vulnerabilities in the Hungarian asylum system.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 May 2018
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures for the First Quarter of 2018
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Attacking the Last Line of Defence – Judicial Independence in Hungary in Jeopardy
A new draft legislative package that limits judicial independence and restricts the freedom of judges to interpret the law is a serious threat to the rule of law in Hungary and runs counter to values … Read more
Hungary: Update on Dublin Transfers
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s information update provides an overview on the application of the Dublin III regulation in relation to Hungary since 2015. The summary table lists key decisions of administrative authorities and courts at … Read more
The Right of Access to a Lawyer and Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings in Hungary
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee was a partner in the international project “Strengthening procedural rights in criminal proceedings: effective implementation of the right to a lawyer/legal aid under the Stockholm Programme”, coordinated by the Bulgarian Helsinki … Read more
It would be a bulldozer, not a bill
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee shared its position with the Hungarian Government regarding the so-called “Stop Soros” draft bill. According to the human rights NGO the regulation under preparation is unacceptable and only serves constitutionally indefensible political … Read more
LexNGO 2018: The proposals, and our analyses and statements
On 29 May 2018, the Hungarian government published two draft laws as the third version of LexNGO 2018, or of what it refers to as the ‘Stop Soros’ package. The drafts propose using criminal law … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures for 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures for 2017 is available online here.
Resisting Ill Democracies in Europe
From emerging democracies in transition, illiberal governments have rapidly transformed Hungary and Poland into ill democracies, have attempted to do so in Croatia, and are slowly and carefully entertaining an illiberal platform in Serbia, according … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 December 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 November 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Timeline of governmental attacks on civil society
Timeline of the series of governmental attacks against Hungarian NGOs, which constitute another step in the process aimed at establishing an “illiberal state” in Hungary
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 October 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.