511 result(s) for fundamental right
Ombudsman, UNICEF Sign Children’s Rights Protection Pact In Hungary
- 26 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fundamental rights ombudsman and UNICEF Hungary signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday on improving the enforcement of children’s rights.
Hungary Welcomes Deal To End Crisis In Ukraine
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the deal to end the domestic crisis in Ukraine signed on February 21. We express our hope that this will put an end to the bloodshed and life can return back to normal in Ukraine. It is most important that both sides abide by the agreement so that the political and constitutional conditions for resolving the crisis can be established.
Hungary Wins Court Battle Against European Commission
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 31 May 2010, Hungary lodged an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union with respect to the European Commission's authorisation of the industrial cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) Amfora potato and the use of its by-products in animal feeds, asking that these Commission decrees be annulled.
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Tobin, The Irish Killer Driver Demands Assurances From Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Irish Daily Mail has carried an article entitled “Killer driver wants guarantees over jail.” The article recalls that in April 2013 Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics gave personal assurances that, if Francis Ciarán Tobin of Ireland, who had run down and killed two children in Hungary, is ready to come to Hungary and face the sentence a Hungarian court ...
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: How Is The Internet In Hungary Any Less Free This Year?
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The 2013 edition of Freedom on the Net, an assessment of internet and digital media published by Freedom House, ranked internet in Hungary as “free,” but to the astonishment of many, it also downgraded Hungary’s score. Why?
Xpat Opinion: The So-Called ‘Criminalization’ Of Homelessness In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media is abuzz again. This time it’s about the parliament’s new legislation on homelessness. The new law follows through on a provision in the Fundamental Law allowing local governments to prohibit habitual living in certain public areas on the basis of clear and justified criteria such as public order, public security, public health and protection of cultural heritage.
Ombudsman, UNICEF Sign Children’s Rights Protection Pact In Hungary
- 26 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fundamental rights ombudsman and UNICEF Hungary signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday on improving the enforcement of children’s rights.
Hungary Welcomes Deal To End Crisis In Ukraine
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the deal to end the domestic crisis in Ukraine signed on February 21. We express our hope that this will put an end to the bloodshed and life can return back to normal in Ukraine. It is most important that both sides abide by the agreement so that the political and constitutional conditions for resolving the crisis can be established.
Hungary Wins Court Battle Against European Commission
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 31 May 2010, Hungary lodged an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union with respect to the European Commission's authorisation of the industrial cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) Amfora potato and the use of its by-products in animal feeds, asking that these Commission decrees be annulled.
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Tobin, The Irish Killer Driver Demands Assurances From Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Irish Daily Mail has carried an article entitled “Killer driver wants guarantees over jail.” The article recalls that in April 2013 Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics gave personal assurances that, if Francis Ciarán Tobin of Ireland, who had run down and killed two children in Hungary, is ready to come to Hungary and face the sentence a Hungarian court ...
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: How Is The Internet In Hungary Any Less Free This Year?
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The 2013 edition of Freedom on the Net, an assessment of internet and digital media published by Freedom House, ranked internet in Hungary as “free,” but to the astonishment of many, it also downgraded Hungary’s score. Why?
Xpat Opinion: The So-Called ‘Criminalization’ Of Homelessness In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media is abuzz again. This time it’s about the parliament’s new legislation on homelessness. The new law follows through on a provision in the Fundamental Law allowing local governments to prohibit habitual living in certain public areas on the basis of clear and justified criteria such as public order, public security, public health and protection of cultural heritage.