151 result(s) for human rights issues in Articles
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.”
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, 14 - 19 November
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1, the only festival of its kind in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries.
Govt Official Welcomes ECTHR Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum Cases
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to accept the government’s appeal concerning the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, a justice ministry official said. The court originally ruled their detainment in autumn 2015 and subsequent return to Serbia unlawful.
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.”
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, 14 - 19 November
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1, the only festival of its kind in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries.
Govt Official Welcomes ECTHR Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum Cases
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to accept the government’s appeal concerning the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, a justice ministry official said. The court originally ruled their detainment in autumn 2015 and subsequent return to Serbia unlawful.