Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 September 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
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.
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.
The right to a nationality of refugee children born in the EU
The right to a nationality at birth (or soon after) is still painfully often seen as a reserved domain of state sovereignty and discretion, an approach which is incorrect in light of relevant international obligations. … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 July 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Helping the most vulnerable
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Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 June 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Interim measures granted in cases against Hungary until May 2017
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s information update provides an overview of the interim measures granted by the European Court of Human Rights or the United Nations Human Rights Committee in applications against Hungary between January and … Read more
Unidentified and Unattended
New study on vulnerable asylum-seekers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Turbulent 50 days – an update on the Hungarian asylum situation
Fifty days after the latest legal changes entered into force on 28 March 2017, it transpires that the Hungarian asylum system has been reduced to the bare minimum through legislative and administrative measures. The HHC’s … Read more
Best Interest Out of Sight: The Treatment of Asylum Seeking Children in Hungary
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s unique report is the first that solely focuses on the situation of asylum seeking children in Hungary. From the moment of lodging an asylum application to the final stages of the … Read more
Short Guide on the Support and Care of Asylum Seeking Torture Victims
This short guide offers a framework to enable various professionals working in the context of asylum and refugee assistance to better respond to the unique needs of asylum seekers who are suffering from trauma or … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 May 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 April 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary ignores interim measure granted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee
On 11 April 2017 Hungary deported a seriously traumatised Afghan asylum-seeker to Bulgaria, where had been previously ill-treated by the authorities, despite the UN Human Rights Committee requesting Hungary not to do so. The HHC’s … Read more
Hungary: Law on automatic detention of all asylum seekers in border transit zones enters into force, despite breaching human rights and EU law
The law XX of 2007 on the amendment of certain acts to tighten the procedures conducted on the border entered into force today, on 28 March 2017. The law has been heavily criticised by human … Read more
Hungary: Key asylum figures as of 1 March 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Under Destruction: Dismantling Refugee Protection in Hungary in 2016
The Hungarian government continued its harsh anti-refugee policies in 2016. The legislative and policy changes implemented during 2016 were all in line with the Hungarian government’s aims and intentions to dismantle the country’s asylum system … Read more
The English translation of the adopted Bill on amendments to the asylum and state border act
The unofficial translation of the Bill “on the amendment of certain acts related to strengthening the procedure conducted in the guarded border area”, adopted on 7 March 2017 is available online here. Please note that … Read more
Draft Law Tramples Asylum Seekers’ Rights – EU Should Seek To Halt Plan to Hold Asylum Seekers in Transit Zones
A draft bill proposed by the Hungarian government would allow the authorities to automatically detain asylum seekers in transit zones and to summarily return asylum seekers to the Serbian border from anywhere in Hungary, Human … Read more