811 result(s) for human rights
KEHI Raids Ökotárs Foundation Offices In Budapest
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Agents from the government audit office KEHI appeared yesterday at the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation, which is in charge of disbursing funds from the Norway Grant programme, as well as two recipient organisations and took documents.
Hungary Calls On Sudan To Drop Death Sentence Of Woman Charged With Apostasy
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has called on Sudan’s authorities to withdraw a sentence under which a woman charged with apostasy faces execution. The ministry also called on Sudan to observe fundamental human rights and religious freedoms in line with international human rights agreements Sudan is signatory of.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Washington Exhibition Marks 70th Anniversary Of Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary has opened in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Washington, DC. Maximilian Teleki, chairman of the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC), told the opening event that all attempts at revisionism and sanitising history are unacceptable. History must be approached with scientific precision, in an open and receptive manner, he added.
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
There Should Be More Women Among Members Of Hungarian Parliament - A Commentary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Exactly 19 of the 199 members of Hungary's new parliament are women. That comes to 9.5 percent, a ratio that speaks for itself. Looking for an adjective to describe the situation I thought of ridiculous, untenable and infuriating but finally settled for humiliating as the word that best describes what I feel when thinking of this 9.5 percent ratio.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Take Oaths In New Parliament
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s 199 lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. Ruling party Fidesz has 117 deputies, its Christian Democrat ally 16 lawmakers, the opposition Socialists 29, radical nationalist Jobbik 23 and green LMP 5 deputies.
MPS Adopt Committee Structure For New Hungarian Parlt
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new national assembly adopted the body’s committee structure and elected committee officials at its founding session on Tuesday. In the new structure, parliament has 15 committees rather than 20 in the earlier system.
Protesters Removed From WWII Monument Construction Site In Budapest
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The police on Tuesday removed protesters from a construction site in central Budapest, where the government plans to erect a monument to victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation. The officers called on protesters to leave the site in Szabadság square, citing a municipal decree to ensure protection to the construction site.
KEHI Raids Ökotárs Foundation Offices In Budapest
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Agents from the government audit office KEHI appeared yesterday at the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation, which is in charge of disbursing funds from the Norway Grant programme, as well as two recipient organisations and took documents.
Hungary Calls On Sudan To Drop Death Sentence Of Woman Charged With Apostasy
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has called on Sudan’s authorities to withdraw a sentence under which a woman charged with apostasy faces execution. The ministry also called on Sudan to observe fundamental human rights and religious freedoms in line with international human rights agreements Sudan is signatory of.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Washington Exhibition Marks 70th Anniversary Of Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary has opened in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Washington, DC. Maximilian Teleki, chairman of the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC), told the opening event that all attempts at revisionism and sanitising history are unacceptable. History must be approached with scientific precision, in an open and receptive manner, he added.
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
There Should Be More Women Among Members Of Hungarian Parliament - A Commentary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Exactly 19 of the 199 members of Hungary's new parliament are women. That comes to 9.5 percent, a ratio that speaks for itself. Looking for an adjective to describe the situation I thought of ridiculous, untenable and infuriating but finally settled for humiliating as the word that best describes what I feel when thinking of this 9.5 percent ratio.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Take Oaths In New Parliament
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s 199 lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. Ruling party Fidesz has 117 deputies, its Christian Democrat ally 16 lawmakers, the opposition Socialists 29, radical nationalist Jobbik 23 and green LMP 5 deputies.
MPS Adopt Committee Structure For New Hungarian Parlt
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new national assembly adopted the body’s committee structure and elected committee officials at its founding session on Tuesday. In the new structure, parliament has 15 committees rather than 20 in the earlier system.
Protesters Removed From WWII Monument Construction Site In Budapest
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The police on Tuesday removed protesters from a construction site in central Budapest, where the government plans to erect a monument to victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation. The officers called on protesters to leave the site in Szabadság square, citing a municipal decree to ensure protection to the construction site.