Monitoring the Situation of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Hungary
New report on the situation unaccompanied asylum seeking minors.
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.
Hungary: Government’s New Asylum Bill on Collective Push-backs and Automatic Detention
On 14 February, the Hungarian government has submitted to Parliament a package of amendments to five acts. These proposed legal changes, which are extreme and flagrant violations of European Union asylum law and European and … Read more
Hungary: Key asylum figures as of 10 February 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Pushed Back at the Door
The report ‘Pushed Back at the Door’ presents the situation asylum-seekers often face at the eastern borders of the EU. The picture shown of Europe’s response to the biggest humanitarian crisis since the Second World … Read more
Info leaflet for asylum seekers at the border in 7 languages
Information leaflets for asylum seekers at the border are available in 7 languages! The publication was supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. They can be dowloaded here: English Arabic French Kurdish Pashtu … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 January 2017
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 December 2016
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 brief information update provides an overview on the application of the Dublin III regulation in relation to Hungary. Among others, the update includes a summary of three cases in which the … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 November 2016
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key asylum figures as of 1 October 2016
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
European Judicial Training on the rights of persons in need of international protection (2016-2017)
The project „European Judicial Training on the rights of persons in need of international protection” was coordinated by the Greek Council for Refugees and co-funded by the European Union. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee participated in … Read more
Let’s Invalidate the Hungarian Refugee Quota Referendum!
[cs_heading column_size=”1/1″ heading_title=”Let’s Invalidate the Hungarian Refugee Quota Referendum!” heading_style=”2″ heading_align=”center” heading_divider=”off” heading_font_style=”normal” heading_color=”#007375″][/cs_heading] “This is our country: Let’s invalidate the referendum!” is the title of the common statement of 22 NGOs protesting against the … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 September 2016
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 August 2016
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
O. M. v. Hungary
Appl. no. 9912/15
Hungary: Access Denied
The latest amendments to the Asylum Act and the Act on State Border entered into force on 5 July 2016. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s brief information update provides a summary of their implementation and practical … Read more
Hungary: Key Asylum Figures as of 1 July 2016
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The Black Box of Nationality
The naturalisation of refugees and stateless persons in Hungary
Hungary: Latest amendments “legalise” extrajudicial push-back of asylum-seekers, in violation of EU and international law
The latest amendments to the Asylum Act and the Act on State Border entered into force today, 5 July 2016. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s brief information update analyses the potential dangers and the immediate consequences … Read more
Reporting form on abuses committed at the Hungarian border
Since the beginning of this spring, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) has been receiving a growing number of alarming reports from asylum-seekers and various NGOs and individuals working at the Hungarian-Serbian border about serious abuses … Read more