rights

29/08/2017

Swimming pool fined EUR 3,300 for discrimination against LGBTQ organisation

#Hungary's equal opportunity authority has fined a #Budapest sports centre 1 million forints for refusing to allow members of an #LGBTQ organisation to rent part of its swimming pool.
28/08/2017

Xenophobic slurs towards Hungarians at a national football game in Romania

The newly promoted team from Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgyörgy is ”greeted” in the first division with xenophobic slurs
25/08/2017

Romanian authorities prevented Hungarian street dancers from parading under the Hungarian flag

Another anti-Hungarian act in Romania...
12/08/2017

Venice Commission says certain provisions of higher edu act ‘highly problematic’

Hungary's higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but... - Venice Commission
01/08/2017

Romanian prefect seeks to eliminate the Szekler flag from private properties

#Romanian authorities now want to ban it from private properties in #Szeklerland
28/07/2017

Hungarian data protection authority warns of risks around parties storing data outside EU

#Yandex, a Russian internet company, which sent the personal data of Hungarians to Russian servers
19/07/2017

Hungary’s deputy PM opens Tusványos summer university in Szeklerland

#Tusványos summer university and student camp is a major cultural event for ethnic Hungarian youth in #Szeklerland
19/07/2017

Hungary sticking with border fence, says Orbán’s cabinet

"Hungary's border rules do indeed go against [US financier] George Soros's plan to settle hundreds of thousands of migrants in Europe a year."
17/07/2017

Amnesty voices concern over deepening Orbán-Netanyahu ties

Amnesty International: Orbán and Netanyahu politicians "thrive on hatred towards universal human values and norms
16/07/2017

Government representative in Szeklerland hinders local efforts

Press release – This week we have once again witnessed a phenomenon that is, unfortunately, all too familiar for the Hungarian community of Szeklerland and of […]
15/07/2017

Freedom House: The government of Hungary has resorted to tactics reminiscent of the darkest days of dictatorship

#Freedom #House: #Hungary receives a democracy score of 3.54, on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 as the worst possible score, in Nations in Transit 2017
09/07/2017

Council of Europe delegation found no cases of sexual harassment among young migrants in Hungary, says ministry

#Council of #Europe delegation dubbed the #Lanzarote #Committee has inspected the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in #Hungary's transit zones
08/07/2017

Budapest Pride march held without incidents

#Budapest #Pride march marking the end of #Hungary's week long festival of the gay (#LGBTQ) community was held on Saturday afternoon
06/07/2017

Police to fence off Budapest Pride marchers – UPDATE

Budapest Pride march will be secured by fencing off its entire route
05/07/2017

Radicals assaulting gays, Roma sentenced to prison

"Chanting homophobic slogans was within the freedom of expression"
05/07/2017

Council of Europe delegation inspects Hungary transit zones

A #Council of #Europe delegation has arrived in #Hungary
29/06/2017

The crusade against the Szekler flag continues in Romania

Szekler flag to be removed from the building of the Gheorgheni/Gyergyószentmiklós City Hall
28/06/2017

Internet for all!

It's hard to imagine not being able to access the content you want to work, study or enjoy yourself – yet for some countries this is sadly the reality
26/06/2017

Anti-Hungarian hate speech have risen to alarming proportions in Romania

Anti-Hungarian sentiment and #hate #speech have risen to alarming proportions in recent days in #Romania
17/06/2017

Venice Commission: Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs still raises concerns

#Venice #Commission: The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns