112 result(s) for helsinki committee
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
US Senator Cardin Criticises Hungary
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Democrat Senator Ben Cardin expressed concerns about human rights in Hungary in the US Senate on Friday. Cardin, who as chairman of the US Helsinki Committee conducted a hearing on the issue in March, said the church law remains problematic because Parliament has an “unreviewable” power to decide what is or is not a recognised church.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
XpatLoop Interview: József Vágó, CEO Of Sólyom Airways
- 2 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
József Vágó (45) CEO of SÓLYOM Hungarian Airways Ltd. was born in Budapest, Hungary. He started his aviation career in 1987 at the Russian Military Aviation Academy as a trainee fighter pilot. After finishing the Academy with excellent results, he became a pilot (lieutenant) in the Hungarian Air Force.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitic Motorbike-Show Banned Twice In Hungary
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators deplore the way the extreme right-wing motorbike demonstration planned on the day of the annual “March of Life” was banned by the Prime Minister.
Hundreds Protest At Fidesz HQ In Budapest
- 2 Apr 2013 8:59 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people protested in favour of the rule of law outside Fidesz headquarters on Saturday afternoon to mark the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the party. Party activists hung a banner on the building, wishing protesters a happy Easter, while police turned out in large numbers.
Suspended Jail Term For Far-Right Activist In Hungary
- 10 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An unspecified court has given far-right activist Tamás Polgár, also known as Tomcat, a 14-month jail sentence, suspended for five years, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee announced Wednesday. Tomcat wrote “collect 20 people, go down and beat them up without a word,” in a 2009 blog.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
US Senator Cardin Criticises Hungary
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Democrat Senator Ben Cardin expressed concerns about human rights in Hungary in the US Senate on Friday. Cardin, who as chairman of the US Helsinki Committee conducted a hearing on the issue in March, said the church law remains problematic because Parliament has an “unreviewable” power to decide what is or is not a recognised church.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
XpatLoop Interview: József Vágó, CEO Of Sólyom Airways
- 2 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
József Vágó (45) CEO of SÓLYOM Hungarian Airways Ltd. was born in Budapest, Hungary. He started his aviation career in 1987 at the Russian Military Aviation Academy as a trainee fighter pilot. After finishing the Academy with excellent results, he became a pilot (lieutenant) in the Hungarian Air Force.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitic Motorbike-Show Banned Twice In Hungary
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators deplore the way the extreme right-wing motorbike demonstration planned on the day of the annual “March of Life” was banned by the Prime Minister.
Hundreds Protest At Fidesz HQ In Budapest
- 2 Apr 2013 8:59 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people protested in favour of the rule of law outside Fidesz headquarters on Saturday afternoon to mark the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the party. Party activists hung a banner on the building, wishing protesters a happy Easter, while police turned out in large numbers.
Suspended Jail Term For Far-Right Activist In Hungary
- 10 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An unspecified court has given far-right activist Tamás Polgár, also known as Tomcat, a 14-month jail sentence, suspended for five years, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee announced Wednesday. Tomcat wrote “collect 20 people, go down and beat them up without a word,” in a 2009 blog.