153 result(s) for human rights issues
Opinion: New Bill May Make Aiding Migrants A Crime In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2018 6:17 PM
- current affairs
A revised draft bill published by the Hungarian government on May 29, 2018, would criminalize efforts to help migrants and asylum seekers and curb their access to protection, says Human Rights Watch.
Role Of Judiciary Should Be Defined Clearly
- 28 May 2018 8:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The role of the judiciary should be clearly defined to avoid judges reinterpreting laws and extending judiciary concepts in a way contrary to the intention of the lawmakers, which would be anti-democratic, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said in an interview published in daily Magyar Idők.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
PM Orbán: ’Moral Duty’ To Pass ’Stop Soros’
- 7 May 2018 11:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted in his interview to public radio that a plan to amend the constitution to outlaw the relocation of migrants to Hungary will go ahead in the new government cycle.
FM Szijjártó: Linking EU Funding To Rule Of Law ‘Fiction’
- 4 May 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
For the time being, European Union funding as an issue tied to the rule of law “should be seen as fiction”, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told journalists in Budapest, adding that the introduction of subjective criteria would run contrary to the EU’s laws.
Euro Parliament Concern About Rights Of Hungarians
- 27 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Judith Sargentini (pictured top), the Green Party’s rapporteur, said the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) had examined not only how EU legislation is implemented in Hungary but also how the fundamental rights of Hungarians are enforced and how the state treats its citizens.
RIP The Budapest Beacon, Exit Interview With Richard Field
- 16 Apr 2018 4:01 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Four and a half years to the day after its launch, The Budapest Beacon is publishing its final article today in the form of an exit interview with Budapest Beacon managing editor Richard Field.
ODIHR Prelim Findings: Election Was Unfair
- 10 Apr 2018 9:10 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Hungary’s 2018 general election was properly administered but patently unfair according to preliminary findings and conclusions issued today by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Limited Election Observation Mission to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Opinion: New Bill May Make Aiding Migrants A Crime In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2018 6:17 PM
- current affairs
A revised draft bill published by the Hungarian government on May 29, 2018, would criminalize efforts to help migrants and asylum seekers and curb their access to protection, says Human Rights Watch.
Role Of Judiciary Should Be Defined Clearly
- 28 May 2018 8:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The role of the judiciary should be clearly defined to avoid judges reinterpreting laws and extending judiciary concepts in a way contrary to the intention of the lawmakers, which would be anti-democratic, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said in an interview published in daily Magyar Idők.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
PM Orbán: ’Moral Duty’ To Pass ’Stop Soros’
- 7 May 2018 11:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted in his interview to public radio that a plan to amend the constitution to outlaw the relocation of migrants to Hungary will go ahead in the new government cycle.
FM Szijjártó: Linking EU Funding To Rule Of Law ‘Fiction’
- 4 May 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
For the time being, European Union funding as an issue tied to the rule of law “should be seen as fiction”, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told journalists in Budapest, adding that the introduction of subjective criteria would run contrary to the EU’s laws.
Euro Parliament Concern About Rights Of Hungarians
- 27 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Judith Sargentini (pictured top), the Green Party’s rapporteur, said the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) had examined not only how EU legislation is implemented in Hungary but also how the fundamental rights of Hungarians are enforced and how the state treats its citizens.
RIP The Budapest Beacon, Exit Interview With Richard Field
- 16 Apr 2018 4:01 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Four and a half years to the day after its launch, The Budapest Beacon is publishing its final article today in the form of an exit interview with Budapest Beacon managing editor Richard Field.
ODIHR Prelim Findings: Election Was Unfair
- 10 Apr 2018 9:10 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Hungary’s 2018 general election was properly administered but patently unfair according to preliminary findings and conclusions issued today by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Limited Election Observation Mission to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”