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.
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
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.
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.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 October 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Two Years After
The HHC’s new Information Note summarizes the changes that took place since Fall 2015 in the field of asylum and shows how these changes have erected, step-by-step, a new wall around Hungary.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 September 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Minimum standards required in the transit zones on the Hungarian land borders
Since 28 March 2017 all asylum-seekers, with the only exception of unaccompanied minors under 14, are held in the closed transit zones for the entirety of their asylum procedure. That placement in the transit zone … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 August 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.