406 result(s) for freedom rights
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
ECTHR Upholds Ruling Against Hungary In Former Top Judge’s Case
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled on appeal in favour of Hungary’s former Supreme Court president András Baka, declaring that the Hungarian authorities wrongly terminated his mandate before it expired back in 2011. Baka’s mandate as President of the Supreme Court was ended early after the new Constitution was introduced in 2010 and the Supreme Court was replaced by the Kúria.
Strasbourg Turns Down Hungary Appeal In Human Rights Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down an appeal by the Hungarian government and upheld an earlier decision condemning Hungary for its law allowing secret surveillance and data collection by national security services without court consent.
Govt ‘Committed To Fighting Hate Speech’
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is committed to freedom of expression and consistently fights hate speech, László Trócsányi, the justice minister, told a Hungarian-Israeli conference in Budapest. Anti-Semitism and any form or racism or prejudice is a “slow-killing poison”, Trócsányi said.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, paid a visit to Hungary at the end of May. As one of the Hungarian papers noted, she was the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Hungary since the summer of 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a quick trip to Hungary.
Justice Minister Holds Talks With US State Dept Official
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trócsányi held talks with Sarah Sewall, the US State Department’s Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, in Budapest. At the meeting, Trócsányi gave an outline of Hungary’s justice system, and the legal environment with a focus on the role and implementation of the country’s constitution, the justice ministry said in a statement.
PM Orbán Holds Talks With Cuban Opposition Leader
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Cuban democratic opposition leader and human rights activist Oscar Elias Biscet in Budapest, Orbán’s press chief said in a statement. Orbán and Biscet agreed that freedom, democracy and human rights are common ideals pursued both by Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party headed by Orbán and the Cuban opposition, the statement said.
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Strasbourg Court Rules Opposition MPs’ Rights Violated By Parliament Fines
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary violated the freedom-ofexpression rights of seven opposition lawmakers when parliament fined them for what was considered offensive conduct, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
ECTHR Upholds Ruling Against Hungary In Former Top Judge’s Case
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled on appeal in favour of Hungary’s former Supreme Court president András Baka, declaring that the Hungarian authorities wrongly terminated his mandate before it expired back in 2011. Baka’s mandate as President of the Supreme Court was ended early after the new Constitution was introduced in 2010 and the Supreme Court was replaced by the Kúria.
Strasbourg Turns Down Hungary Appeal In Human Rights Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down an appeal by the Hungarian government and upheld an earlier decision condemning Hungary for its law allowing secret surveillance and data collection by national security services without court consent.
Govt ‘Committed To Fighting Hate Speech’
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is committed to freedom of expression and consistently fights hate speech, László Trócsányi, the justice minister, told a Hungarian-Israeli conference in Budapest. Anti-Semitism and any form or racism or prejudice is a “slow-killing poison”, Trócsányi said.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, paid a visit to Hungary at the end of May. As one of the Hungarian papers noted, she was the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Hungary since the summer of 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a quick trip to Hungary.
Justice Minister Holds Talks With US State Dept Official
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trócsányi held talks with Sarah Sewall, the US State Department’s Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, in Budapest. At the meeting, Trócsányi gave an outline of Hungary’s justice system, and the legal environment with a focus on the role and implementation of the country’s constitution, the justice ministry said in a statement.
PM Orbán Holds Talks With Cuban Opposition Leader
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Cuban democratic opposition leader and human rights activist Oscar Elias Biscet in Budapest, Orbán’s press chief said in a statement. Orbán and Biscet agreed that freedom, democracy and human rights are common ideals pursued both by Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party headed by Orbán and the Cuban opposition, the statement said.
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Strasbourg Court Rules Opposition MPs’ Rights Violated By Parliament Fines
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary violated the freedom-ofexpression rights of seven opposition lawmakers when parliament fined them for what was considered offensive conduct, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday.