On 15th October, the government shifts to high gear in the persecution of vulnerable groups
The Punitive State: if you can’t solve it, ban it!
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The Refugee Programme of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee is looking for an intern
The Refugee Programme of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee is looking for an intern who: • has a law degree/attends final year of law university • has a very good level of English (both written … Read more
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Helsinki Committee wins third lawsuit against ruling Fidesz party
On 3 October 2018, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) won its third lawsuit against the ruling Fidesz party. The Budapest Court of Appeals ruled in favour of the HHC in a slander lawsuit against Fidesz and Mr János Halász, its … Read more
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Ahmed v. BÁH
C-369/17
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Criminalisation and taxation
The summary of legal amendments adopted in the summer of 2018 to intimidate human rights defenders in Hungary.
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The Hungarian Helsinki Committee takes legal action to challenge the anti-NGO laws
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) filed a complaint with the Hungarian Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the new criminal provision threatening with imprisonment those assisting asylum seekers. As for … Read more
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No need for the Hungarian Helsinki Committee to pay the special tax on immigration
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is not involved in any activity which would fall under the scope of the new law. As a first step the new law affects donors and our supporters are the European … Read more
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Illiberal democracy fails in the European Parliament
By triggering the Article 7 procedure, the European Parliament has made it clear that illiberal democracy is against the core values of the European Union. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee welcomes that the EP has validated, … Read more
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Hungarian Helsinki Committee co-chairs awarded Pro Asyl Human Rights prize
The human rights award of the prominent German Pro Asyl Foundation this year goes to Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s (HHC) co-chairs, Márta Pardavi and András Kristóf Kádár. The prize of the most prestigious German organization for … Read more
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Orban’s Government heads towards arbitrary rule
Summary of latest developments in Hungary since the April 2018 elections – Joint paper by Amnesty HU, HHC and HCLU After Fidesz’ overwhelming electoral victory in April 2018, many observers believed Prime Minister Orbán would … Read more
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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
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All asylum seekers finally get food in the transit zones at the border
Budapest, 23 August 2018 After two weeks, all asylum seekers in the transit zones are now receiving food as a result of the intervention of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC). The HHC had to request … Read more
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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
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New law criminalising support to asylum-seekers is against EU laws, European Commission finds
19 July 2018. Budapest We welcome the European Commission’s (EC) decision to start an infringement procedure against the Hungarian criminal law which threatens to prosecute and jail people who help asylum-seekers and migrants with legitimate … Read more
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Hungarian Government marks World Refugee Day by passing law to jail helpers
Budapest, 20 June 2018 — TODAY, on World Refugee Day the Hungarian Parliament adopted Bill T/333, a new version of the 2018 Anti-NGO package, and the Seventh Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary. Although … Read more
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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
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Ádám Fischer receives the Wolf Prize 2018 for Music, and donates the financial award to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
The celebrated conductor is the ninth Hungarian to receive the prestigious Wolf Prize, one of the most esteemed awards worldwide. Following in the footsteps of György Ligeti, Fischer is the second Hungarian artist to be … Read more
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Bread and Water: How the Hungarian Government Plans to Lock Up its NGO Critics
On 29 May 2018, the Hungarian Government submitted a package of bills to the Hungarian Parliament as the third version of what it refers to as the ‘Stop Soros’ package. The bill no. T/333 ‘on … Read more
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Professors From All Over the World Raise Their Voices – Defending the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and Hungarian Civil Society
77 university professors from 28 countries of various continents expressed their solidarity with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee calling for the immediate halting of envisaged measures to starve and strangle independent civil society in Hungary. … Read more
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The Hungarian Government must apologize to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
In its final decision the Metropolitan Regional Court of Budapest ruled in favour of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) in the lawsuit the NGO initiated in October 2017. The Hungarian government must publish an apology … Read more