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.
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
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
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
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 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
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
New report on the situation unaccompanied asylum seeking minors.
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
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
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
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
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
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
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
The HHC’s brief statistical report about the key asylum figures is available online here.
The naturalisation of refugees and stateless persons in Hungary