rights

08/03/2016

Hungary supports European measures to promote women

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – Hungary has voiced support for a document urging the European Union to define further tasks to improve the situation of women, […]
25/02/2016

Amnesty International: Hungary strongest opponent to pan-European migration solution

London, February 24 (MTI) – Hungary showed the strongest opposition to a pan-European solution to the migrant crisis out of all European countries last year, and […]
23/02/2016

Socialist MPs prevented from submitting referendum initiative – Photos, Video – UPDATE

Budapest, February 23 (MTI) – Socialist deputy group leader Zoltán Lukács attempted to submit a referendum initiative concerning Hungary’s Sunday shopping ban but could not get […]
19/02/2016

NGOs turn to public prosecutor over case of man threatening migrants

Budapest, February 19 (MTI) – Human rights organisations have complained that the police have ceased investigating a case of a man who threatened migrants last autumn. […]
19/02/2016

Serbia court hears misdemeanour case of Jobbik MP over local office

Belgrade, February 19 (MTI) – A Serbian court on Friday heard a misdemeanour case launched against a lawmaker of Jobbik party for opening an office in […]
18/02/2016

A Romanian doctor humiliating a Hungarian child in Cluj-Napoca

A doctor from Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) has humiliated a child and his family from Szeklerland. The doctor became angry when he noticed that the patient’s relatives didn’t […]
16/02/2016

Hungary ranked 40 in the world on access to justice for children

[15.02.2016, London] Hungary has been ranked 40 in the world on how effectively children can use the courts to defend their rights according to new research […]
07/02/2016

UN special rights rapporteur to visit Hungary

Budapest, February 6 (MTI) – Michel Forst, United Nations special rapporteur, will visit Hungary next week to examine the situation regarding the protection of human rights […]
02/02/2016

ECtHR: Top court ruling on websites’ liability for user comments breaches freedom of speech

Strasbourg, February 2 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are […]
29/01/2016

Romanian authorities removed billboard promoting multilingualism

The Dutch resident Transylvanian businessman, Gábor Landman, thinks that it is a cheap objection by the Romanians to remove his billboard urging multilingualism on the ground that it […]
15/01/2016

Pal Cseresznyes, victim of Black March died

Pal Cseresznyes, one of the most controversial people of Marosvasarhely’s Black March, died at the age 75. The Romanian nationalists regard him as the biggest enemy, […]
13/01/2016

Commissioner: Hungary asylum rules do not comply with European human rights standards

Brussels, January 13 (MTI) – Hungary’s current asylum law and practices do not comply with international or European human rights standards and almost no one has […]
12/01/2016

Strasbourg court rules in favour of civil organisation in privacy rights case

Brussels, January 12 (MTI) – The Strasbourg Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of two employees of the Karoly Eotvos Institute over Hungarian laws […]
09/01/2016

A female job seeker was found unfit to drive a garbage truck in Hungary

According to beol.hu, a female candidate applied for a garbage truck driver job after having seen a recruitment notice in Bekescsaba. The woman met the conditions, […]
04/01/2016

Jobbik wants parliament committees to hear Semjen, Szijjarto, Romanian ambassador

Budapest, January 4 (MTI) – The Jobbik party wants parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees to hear the deputy prime minister, Zsolt Semjen, Foreign Minister […]
02/01/2016

Jobbik urges parliament response to ‘unlawful’ actions against Szeklerland Hungarians

Budapest, January 2 (MTI) – Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian […]
27/12/2015

Opposition party seeks to protect pay equity in constitution

Budapest, December 27 (MTI) – The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party is submitting an amendment that would include equal pay for men and women among […]
16/12/2015

EP adopts resolution on situation in Hungary without Article 7 call

Budapest, December 16 (MTI) – The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of […]
15/12/2015

Strasbourg court rules Hungary pension law violates ECHR

Strasbourg, December 15 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Hungary’s pension law violates the ban against discrimination prescribed by […]
14/12/2015

Ethnic Russians in Hungary plan to apply for minority status

The Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots plan to apply for minority status for ethnic Russians living in Hungary. “We will submit an application to the Hungarian […]