No Country for Refugees – Information Note
New asylum rules deny protection to refugees and lead to unprecedented human rights violations in Hungary
Topic: Refugee and migrant rights
Each year hundreds of thousands leave their home due to wars, hunger, torture and persecution globally. In Europe, although often perceived as a safe region, asylum-seekers are often met by refusal, detention and expulsion.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee works towards providing effective assistance to those fleeing to Hungary.
Tightening criminal rules targeting refugees
As of 15 September 2015 three new provisions were introduced to the Criminal Code, which violate the human rights of the refugees concerned. Short analysis of the HHC.
Facts & Figures on Immigration and Asylum in Hungary (7 August 2015)
Quick fix to the myths
New asylum rules endanger access to protection
HHC Information Note on the changes to Asylum Act that took effect on 1 August 2015 and its expected impact
Report on border monitoring activities in 2014
Border monitoring activities have been carried out in Hungary since 2006 under a tripartite cooperation agreement between the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the UNHCR Regional Representation and the National Police Headquarters.
New information for refugees!
Short information material for those leaving Szeged to go to a reception centre.
Information note: Government plans to breach EU asylum law
Information note on Hungarian government plans to breach EU asylum law and to subject asylum-seekers to massive detention and immediate deportation
HHC multidisciplinary manual on credibility assessment – second volume
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) has launched the second volume of the multidisciplinary training manual “Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures”.
Summary Conclusions of the Expert Roundtable on Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures
The aim of the meeting was to explore in more depth a number of aspects and issues related to credibility assessment that were identified through the CREDO projects as requiring further examination, both from a doctrinal/legal point of view and in terms of their application in practice.
The Heart of the Matter – Assessing Credibility when Children Apply for Asylum in the European Union
UNHCR publication on EU state practices of credibility assessment in children´s asylum claims
“Disrupted Flight – The Realities of Separated Refugee Families in the EU
New report on the implementation of the right to family reunification for people in need of international protection in the European Union.
Information on Family Reunification of Refugees
This short handbook aims at providing refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection with necessary information in 5 languages.
Refugee Law Reader course in Quito
We’re holding a course based on the Refugee Law Reader on 4-8 December 2014, in Quito, Ecuador. Apply till 17 October!
Fleeing war and persecution, Forced to seek safety in a rickety boat
The launch of the report ‘Mind the Gap: An NGO perspective on Challenges to Accessing Protection in the Common European Asylum System’
Map of refugee reception and detention centres in Hungary
Current on 30 June 2016
Report on border monitoring activities in 2013
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 2013.
HHC briefing for Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, June 2014
Summary of HHC main human rights concerns
Refugee Law Reader course in Tbilisi
A four-day seminar based on the Refugee Law Reader will be held in Tbilisi on 7-10 July 2014.
Information note on asylum-seekers in detention and in Dublin procedures in Hungary
The Information Note gives a summary overview about recent developments regarding the Hungarian asylum system, with special emphasis on asylum detention and the situation of asylum-seekers under the Dublin III Regulation.
Mapping paper on human rights trainings for border guards
The HHC within the framework of the project ‘Access to Protection’ coordinated by the Italian Council of Refugees (CIR) has published a mapping paper on human rights trainings to border guards.