The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has prepared an information note in order to provide a brief overview about the fundamental asylum-related legal amendments entering into force on 1 July 2013 in Hungary.
Border monitoring activities have been carried out at three extra-Schengen border sections in Hungary since 2006 under a tripartite cooperation agreement between the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the UNHCR Regional Representation and the National Police Headquarters.
The Hungarian government provided detailed comments on the so-called Tavares Report regarding the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary, which will soon be discussed by Members of the European Parliament. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU), and the Standards (Mérték) Media Monitor responded to the government’s inaccurate and unfounded comments in an analysis submitted to the factions of the European Parliament.
UNHCR report on EU state practices of credibility assessment in asylum claims (publication realised in the framework of the CREDO project)
Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures – a Multidisciplinary Training Manual
(A publication of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee as part of the CREDO project)
HHC met members of the CPT delegation to Hungary in April 2013.
A comparative report came out analyzing the practice of 11 Member States in applying the Dublin Regulation.
Analyses and summaries in English on the problems arising in connection with the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary in terms of the rule of law and the protection of human rights.
As part of the CREDO project, the International Association of Refugee Law Judges published a pioneering guidance document designed for judges and all other relevant decision-makers active in the field of asylum.
Three Hungarian NGOs, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the Eötvös Károly Institute and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union addressed the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Vice-President, Commissioner in Charge of Justice, Human Rights and Citizenship in order to raise their attention to the planned Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, threatening the rule of law. The NGOs asked the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to request the Venice Commission to perform an analysis of the proposed amendments.
As of 1st January 2013 the latest modiciations of the Hungarian Asylum Act entered into force.
The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) is in the process of preparing a General Comment on Article 9 (Liberty and Security of Person) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Upon the invitation … Read more
The Supreme Court of Hungary (Kúria) issued an official opinion on 10 December 2012 in order to promote a
harmonised practice at Hungarian courts regarding the application of the safe third country concept in asylum
cases.
A new study is available and can be downloaded.
HHC is taking part in the set-up of a Europe-wide, comprehensive database.
Last year the Government introduced fundamental changes to the judicial system. Although 30 separate provisions of the relevant regulation were amended in response to the serious concerns raised by the Venice Commission (VC), the organization of the judicial system remains centralized and still endangers the independence of the judiciary and the fairness of court proceedings – according to the Eötvös Károly Institute, the HHC and the HCLU.
Report on the main shortcomings in national asylum systems regarding unaccompanied minors and on recommendations towards member states to better respect separated children’s right to asylum.
Bringing national and EU policies and practices in line with the obligations set out by the European instruments on human rights.
The Hungarian Government commented on the draft opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the new Hungarian Act on the Constitutional Court. The HHC, the HCLU, and the Eötvös Károly Institute outlined and assessed the reactions of the Government.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the National Police Headquarters and the UNHCR Regional Representation in Central Europe present their annual report on border monitoring activities carried out in 2011.