500 result(s) for asylum in Current Affairs
UN Calls On Hungary To Cut Hate Speech By Politicians
- 6 Apr 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Hungary to crack down on hate speech by politicians against minorities, particularly the Roma and Muslims.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Is Full, Hence Borders Must Be Protected
- 22 Mar 2018 7:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Europe is full, which means that its borders must be protected, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Parliament on Tuesday after talks with Manfred Weber, group leader of the European People’s Party.
AI Criticises Govt For 2017 Human Rights Record
- 23 Feb 2018 8:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s government “cannot be proud” of its human rights record, according to the human rights watchdog Amnesty International’s (AI) 2017 annual report.
Lázár: Govt Focused On Building Central European Alliances
- 5 Feb 2018 8:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is focused on building alliances with its central European peers, as evidenced by last week’s Visegrad Group summit in Budapest and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s official visit to Vienna earlier this week, the government office chief said on Thursday.
Magyar Idők: European Court Ruling Could Open Door To Migrants
- 29 Jan 2018 8:36 AM
- current affairs
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice prohibiting the use of psychological examinations to verify the sexual orientation of asylum seekers could open the doors to migrants entering Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said. Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the paper that the court had passed its ruling with prior consultations with experts.
Luxembourg Court: Hungary Should Not Have Put Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker Through Psychology Test
- 26 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The sexual orientation of asylum seekers must not be ascertained through psychological examinations, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a Thursday ruling, after a complaint by a Nigerian national whose asylum request had been turned down by Hungarian authorities.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Temporary Protection For Asylum Seekers
- 26 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on Left and Right ponder the repercussions of the debate over the 1,300 migrants who were granted temporary protection in Hungary last year.
Local Opinion: Hungary Offers Protection To 1300 Foreigners
- 25 Jan 2018 11:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with the Times of Malta Last week, Kristóf Altusz, Deputy State Secretary for European and American Affairs said that in 2017, Hungary offered subsidiary protection status to 1291 individuals. Alt-left bloggers welcome the government’s decision to offer temporary shelter for foreigners, however they are highly critical of the government’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
UN Calls On Hungary To Cut Hate Speech By Politicians
- 6 Apr 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Hungary to crack down on hate speech by politicians against minorities, particularly the Roma and Muslims.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Is Full, Hence Borders Must Be Protected
- 22 Mar 2018 7:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Europe is full, which means that its borders must be protected, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Parliament on Tuesday after talks with Manfred Weber, group leader of the European People’s Party.
AI Criticises Govt For 2017 Human Rights Record
- 23 Feb 2018 8:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s government “cannot be proud” of its human rights record, according to the human rights watchdog Amnesty International’s (AI) 2017 annual report.
Lázár: Govt Focused On Building Central European Alliances
- 5 Feb 2018 8:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is focused on building alliances with its central European peers, as evidenced by last week’s Visegrad Group summit in Budapest and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s official visit to Vienna earlier this week, the government office chief said on Thursday.
Magyar Idők: European Court Ruling Could Open Door To Migrants
- 29 Jan 2018 8:36 AM
- current affairs
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice prohibiting the use of psychological examinations to verify the sexual orientation of asylum seekers could open the doors to migrants entering Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said. Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the paper that the court had passed its ruling with prior consultations with experts.
Luxembourg Court: Hungary Should Not Have Put Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker Through Psychology Test
- 26 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The sexual orientation of asylum seekers must not be ascertained through psychological examinations, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a Thursday ruling, after a complaint by a Nigerian national whose asylum request had been turned down by Hungarian authorities.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Temporary Protection For Asylum Seekers
- 26 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on Left and Right ponder the repercussions of the debate over the 1,300 migrants who were granted temporary protection in Hungary last year.
Local Opinion: Hungary Offers Protection To 1300 Foreigners
- 25 Jan 2018 11:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with the Times of Malta Last week, Kristóf Altusz, Deputy State Secretary for European and American Affairs said that in 2017, Hungary offered subsidiary protection status to 1291 individuals. Alt-left bloggers welcome the government’s decision to offer temporary shelter for foreigners, however they are highly critical of the government’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...