It is backfiring now that the government destroyed the asylum system after 2015
Interview with András Léderer, senior advocacy officer of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s refugee programme.
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.
Інформація для біженців з України (UA)
Біженці з України, залежно від їхнього громадянства, мають різні можливості в Угорщині. Тут ми зібрали найважливішу інформацію. Детальну інформацію ви знайдете на сайті helsinki.hu/en/ukr. Я громадянин/громадянка України та втік/а з України до Угорщини. Громадяни України, … Read more
Информация для беженцев из Украины (RU)
Беженцы из Украины в зависимости от их гражданства имеют разные возможности в Венгрии. Здесь мы собрали самую важную информацию. Подробную информацию вы найдете на сайте helsinki.hu/en/ukr. Я гражданин/гражданка Украины и бежал/а из Украины в Венгрию. … Read more
Информация для спасающихся из Украины граждан не Украины (RU)
Вы найдете полезную информацию этой брошюре, если вы не являетесь гражданином/гражданкой Украины, но вы жили в Украине и вам пришлось ее покинуть из-за войны. Эта брошюра не для вас, если у вас украинское или венгерское … Read more
Інформація для не громадян України, що рятуються з України (UA)
Ви знайдете корисну інформацію у цій брошурі, якщо ви не є громадянином/громадянкою України, але ви жили в Україні і вам довелося її залишити через війну. Эта брошюра не для вас, если у вас украинское или … Read more
What Hungary is asking money for
The Hungarian Government requested additional funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility from the European Commission in the Prime Minister’s letter of 18 March 2022. Hungary’s Recovery and Resilience Plan is yet to be approved … Read more
War in Ukraine: Protection Situation in Hungary
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee provides regular, reliable information on the situation at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border and of refugees fleeing Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. Our updates on the protection situation in Hungary: 2 March … Read more
Information for people fleeing from Ukraine
Our updated guide is available in four languages: Hungarian, English, Ukranian, Russian. Individuals fleeing from Ukraine have different options in Hungary based on their citizenship. This document collects the most important pieces of information. Detailed … Read more
The European Court of Human Rights confirms that placement in the transit zones qualifies as unlawful detention
Today the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), delivered its judgment in the case of an Afghan family who were held in the transit zone for 209 days in 2017. The Court found that the familiy had been unlawfully detained under inhuman conditions.
The Hungarian asylum system and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
In the early hours of this morning the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine began and populated areas across the entirety of Ukraine are being shelled by Russian forces. People will inevitably start fleeing the armed … Read more
Empowerment Course Registration
The empowerment course for refugees and migrants starts in March 2022
The life of a child was the price of push-backs
In 2017, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Croatia illegally expelled an Afghan family seeking asylum with their many children. The victim on whom the judgment in the case was based was a six-year-old girl, Madina, who had died. Her tragic death is a disturbing example of a ruthless migration policy similar to the practice in Hungary. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee intervened in the Strasbourg proceedings in order to promote the cause of asylum-seeking victims.
Paintings of Murad Sharifi at the Canvases of the Future exhibition
Human Rights Activist and Amateur Painter
A Conversation Murad SharifiPaintings of Radwa Alnazer at the Canvases of the Future exhibition
‘I try to paint the inspirations that affect me.’
A Conversation with Radwa AlnazerPaintings of Abouzar Soltani at the Canvases of the Future exhibition
Peace, Hope and Joy
A Conversation with Abouzar SoltaniNational security grounds for exclusion from international protection as a Carte Blanche: Hungarian asylum provisions not compliant with EU law
Our new information update identifies five main points where Hungarian asylum legislation and practice regarding exclusion from international protection on national security grounds contradict EU law and jurisprudence. In summary: 1. The Hungarian law does … Read more
“I’m tired” – interview with Ms. Gáborné Nagy, the “embodied national security risk”
The story of Gáborné Nagy and her escape to Hungary from the Russian secret services was presented in detail in an article published by Eszter Neuberger in February 2021 on 444.hu. Now we talked to the client of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee about how her life and that of her family was affected by the fact that after 20 years the Hungarian authorities see her stay in the country as a risk to national security.
The Government’s attempt at sabotage has failed, and the CJEU decision must be implemented
Following the Polish model, the Government wanted to use the Constitutional Court as a means of evading a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgment that it did not like. However, in its … Read more
Empowering refugees and migrants to shape public affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is working to support the social inclusion of refugees and migrants through their participation in a ten-session course.
EU Court: criminalising helping asylum-seekers breaches EU law
Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that the 2018 ‘Stop Soros’ law breaches EU law, after the European Commission took Hungary to court. The CJEU made it clear: threatening people … Read more