Faces from Ukraine: Anita
“I had to pick the children up to avoid having them stomped.”
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Faces from Ukraine: Danylo
“Mom tried to calm me down, saying everything will be OK. I believed her, I had to.”
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Faces from Ukraine: József
“If the war will be over, I’ll take my family home.”
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Faces from Ukraine: Marianna
“I only have my children. They are my life.”
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Faces from Ukraine: Lyubov and Yaguh
“I’m sure the garlic planted in spring has already gone to seed and grown enormous.”
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Without genuine and credible rule of law and anti-corruption measures, Hungary will not get EU money
Promises and half-hearted solutions have failed to convince the European Commission, and so Hungary has still no access to vital EU funds. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, K-Monitor and Transparency International (TI) Hungary, the … Read more
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The Schadl–Völner case and the battered independence of Hungarian courts
The Hungarian judiciary has been waiting in vain for nine months for their leaders to clarify their role in one of the most serious corruption scandals of recent years, the Schadl–Völner case, involving György Schadl, … Read more
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Milestone zero: effective remedy for manipulated judicial appointments should be the baseline of recovery
In an attempt to capture the Hungarian judiciary, in the past years several judges have been granted appointments and/or leadership positions through either formal breaches of the relevant laws, or using legal loopholes. In our … Read more
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A new low in hate speech against LGBTQI people in Hungary
On November 23, the Curia (also known as the Supreme Court of Hungary) found that an article published by the Hungarian media giant Mediaworks does not violate Labrisz Lesbian Association’s right to good reputation by … Read more
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Input for the report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture on the duty to investigate torture
Upon the call of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee submitted an input for the Special Rapporteur’s thematic report “The duty to investigate … Read more
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Communication to the Committee of Ministers on prison overcrowding pilot judgment, November 2022
The HHC submitted a communication to the Committee of Ministers on the execution of a 2015 pilot judgment on inadequate detention conditions in Hungarian prisons and the remaining issues of the related compensation system. The … Read more
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Conditionality mechanism: NGO assessment of remedial measures
With the 19 November deadline given to the Hungarian government to enact the remedial measures it committed to in the framework of the conditionality mechanism nearing, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, K-Monitor and Transparency International Hungary … Read more
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Márta Pardavi gives expert testimony for US House of Foreign Affairs Committee members briefing
Public Members Briefing on the Erosion of Rule of Law and Democracy in Hungary, 15 November 2022 Márta Pardavi, HHC co-chair briefed members of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, … Read more
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Selected rule of law developments ahead of the next Article 7(1) hearing
Corruption in Hungary has been in the forefront of the discussions about the country’s rule of law backsliding in the past months. However, rule of law concerns with regard to Hungary are much more diverse, … Read more
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FECSKE launches mental health support group for detainees’ loved ones
The Support Network for Detainees and their Families (FECSKE) has launched its first mental health support group for the loved ones of people detained in prisons. With this support group, FECSKE helps relatives identify their … Read more
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Implementing judgments in the field of asylum and migration on odd days
A new research paper published by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee brings attention to the worrying practices of non-implementation of judgments in the field of asylum and migration in Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia and the implications on the rule of law.
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No tangible progress in preventing and sanctioning police ill-treatment
The HHC found that Hungary has failed to achieve any tangible progress with regard to preventing, investigating and sanctioning ill-treatment by the police since last year, and so continues failing to execute the respective judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Potential Milestones to Restore the Rule of Law in Hungary
The ongoing negotiations between the Government of Hungary and the European Commission regarding the conditions for Hungary’s access to the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility as well as the conditionality procedure under the Regulation to … Read more
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The Law Firm Network recognizes HHC’s work
Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee received the award on behalf of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee at the annual conference of the Law Firm Network (LFN). At the event held in mid-October in … Read more
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Half-hearted Promises, Disappointing Delivery – Assessment of the Government’s measures to protect the EU budget
As a result of the negotiations between the European Commission and the Hungarian Government following the triggering of the Conditionality Mechanism, 17 specific and one general commitment have been included in the Commission’s proposal for … Read more