153 result(s) for fundamental human rights
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Parliament Insists Red Star Is A Totalitarian Symbol
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted a decision on Monday in which it expresses its disagreement with the Strasbourg verdict passed in the red star lawsuit, and insists on sanctioning the use of symbols of totalitarian regimes.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Hungarian Parliament Adopts Amendments To The Media Act
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to amendments adopted by Parliament on 4 June, the identity of editorial boards’ sources will receive protection, the remits of the Media and Infocommunications Commissioner and the Media Authority will be more precisely defined, programme quotas will change and more programmes will be made accessible to those with hearing impairment.
There Is No Discrimination Against The Roma In Hungary
- 29 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We do not agree with several findings of the US State Department’s survey entitled 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices because there is no discrimination against the Roma in Hungary, however, we respect and appreciate the remarks, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communication told MTI on Thursday by telephone from New York.
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
Government Disputes Amnesty Report On Hungary
- 25 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The government begs to differ with human rights watchdog Amnesty International on the conclusions of its report on Hungary published on Wednesday, the justice ministry said. AI's report failed to cover the major steps Hungary has taken to enforce human rights over the past two years while remaining silent about insults to ethnic Hungarians abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Hungary: Court Overturns Ban Of Pride March 2011
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Budapest Metropolitan Court on 18 February, overturning a police resolution of 11 February that banned the Budapest Pride march. The march had been scheduled for 18 June 2011, and was banned following an attempt by the organizers to extend the march’s route.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Parliament Insists Red Star Is A Totalitarian Symbol
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted a decision on Monday in which it expresses its disagreement with the Strasbourg verdict passed in the red star lawsuit, and insists on sanctioning the use of symbols of totalitarian regimes.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Hungarian Parliament Adopts Amendments To The Media Act
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to amendments adopted by Parliament on 4 June, the identity of editorial boards’ sources will receive protection, the remits of the Media and Infocommunications Commissioner and the Media Authority will be more precisely defined, programme quotas will change and more programmes will be made accessible to those with hearing impairment.
There Is No Discrimination Against The Roma In Hungary
- 29 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We do not agree with several findings of the US State Department’s survey entitled 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices because there is no discrimination against the Roma in Hungary, however, we respect and appreciate the remarks, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communication told MTI on Thursday by telephone from New York.
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
Government Disputes Amnesty Report On Hungary
- 25 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The government begs to differ with human rights watchdog Amnesty International on the conclusions of its report on Hungary published on Wednesday, the justice ministry said. AI's report failed to cover the major steps Hungary has taken to enforce human rights over the past two years while remaining silent about insults to ethnic Hungarians abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Hungary: Court Overturns Ban Of Pride March 2011
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Budapest Metropolitan Court on 18 February, overturning a police resolution of 11 February that banned the Budapest Pride march. The march had been scheduled for 18 June 2011, and was banned following an attempt by the organizers to extend the march’s route.


















