258 result(s) for discrimination
Israel’s Ambassador For Hungary Urges Unity Against Anti -Semitism
- 27 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Those who respect basic moral values and human freedoms must join together to defeat anti-Semitism, Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, said in a written message, marking international Holocaust remembrance day.
Commissioner For Human Rights Criticizes Hungary
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižneks submitted the findings of his visit to Hungary over the summer. The 43-page report discusses issues concerning media freedom, the fight against intolerance and discrimination, and human rights of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. (The full report can be accessed here.)
COE Report Raises Racism Concerns In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner’s report on Hungary also puts forward concerns about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with “anti-Gypsyism” being the most blatant form of intolerance, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma populated villages.
COE Rights Report Calls For Improvements In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner recommended further changes to Hungarian media regulations and warned of the rise of intolerance. In a report released today Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks also urged improvements for asylum seekers.
Social Enterprise Was Celebrated On Catwalk In Budapest
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Romani Design is a Roma fashion studio founded by Erika Varga in 2010, combines traditional Roma motifs with contemporary art. Erika’s intention was to forget about conventional actions and tools and to find an innovative way to fight against discrimination faced by Roma communities.
International Men's Day In Hungary On 19 November
- 13 Nov 2014 11:45 AM
- community & culture
2014 Theme: Working Together for Men and Boys.
Objectives of International Men's Day include a focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care while ...
Hungarian School Segregated Roma For Years
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeal has reprimanded the state school administrative body KLIK and the Gyöngyöspata local council after finding that Roma children were segregated in the town’s primary school from 2004 to September, 2012.
Hungarian Cardinal Advocates Marriage, Offers Guidance In Marital Issues
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“The time of the family is not over”, Cardinal Péter Erdő said in his opening speech to a synod of Catholic Bishops in the Vatican on Monday. Erdő, who is archbishop of Budapest- Esztergom and head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, said that issues around the family are “symptoms of the problems of our age” and added that the church could help single people find their way to marriage as well as ...
OSCE Hungary Report Inaccurate Fundamental Rights Center Finds
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A July report by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Hungary’s latest general election contains several inaccurate observations, the Center for Fundamental Rights, a think-tank of young lawyers and law students, said.
Israel’s Ambassador For Hungary Urges Unity Against Anti -Semitism
- 27 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Those who respect basic moral values and human freedoms must join together to defeat anti-Semitism, Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, said in a written message, marking international Holocaust remembrance day.
Commissioner For Human Rights Criticizes Hungary
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižneks submitted the findings of his visit to Hungary over the summer. The 43-page report discusses issues concerning media freedom, the fight against intolerance and discrimination, and human rights of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. (The full report can be accessed here.)
COE Report Raises Racism Concerns In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner’s report on Hungary also puts forward concerns about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with “anti-Gypsyism” being the most blatant form of intolerance, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma populated villages.
COE Rights Report Calls For Improvements In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner recommended further changes to Hungarian media regulations and warned of the rise of intolerance. In a report released today Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks also urged improvements for asylum seekers.
Social Enterprise Was Celebrated On Catwalk In Budapest
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Romani Design is a Roma fashion studio founded by Erika Varga in 2010, combines traditional Roma motifs with contemporary art. Erika’s intention was to forget about conventional actions and tools and to find an innovative way to fight against discrimination faced by Roma communities.
International Men's Day In Hungary On 19 November
- 13 Nov 2014 11:45 AM
- community & culture
2014 Theme: Working Together for Men and Boys.
Objectives of International Men's Day include a focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care while ...
Hungarian School Segregated Roma For Years
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeal has reprimanded the state school administrative body KLIK and the Gyöngyöspata local council after finding that Roma children were segregated in the town’s primary school from 2004 to September, 2012.
Hungarian Cardinal Advocates Marriage, Offers Guidance In Marital Issues
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“The time of the family is not over”, Cardinal Péter Erdő said in his opening speech to a synod of Catholic Bishops in the Vatican on Monday. Erdő, who is archbishop of Budapest- Esztergom and head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, said that issues around the family are “symptoms of the problems of our age” and added that the church could help single people find their way to marriage as well as ...
OSCE Hungary Report Inaccurate Fundamental Rights Center Finds
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A July report by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Hungary’s latest general election contains several inaccurate observations, the Center for Fundamental Rights, a think-tank of young lawyers and law students, said.