811 result(s) for human rights
Hungary's Sziget Festival: The Best Of The Biggest
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Sziget Festival won the Best European Major Festival title at the European Festival Awards. A joint effort of the festival’s organizing team and the votes of a devoted fan base in over 60 countries resulted in the best possible news to start up the year. The prize giving ceremony of the 2011 European Festival Awards took place on 11 January in Groningen, The Netherlands. Music industry ...
Special Xpat Interview: Péter Bárándy, Lawyer
- 24 Jan 2011 11:00 AM
Dr. Péter Bárándy has been a Member of Budapest Bar Association since 1980, and is considered by his peers to be one of Hungary’s premier lawyers. Born in Budapest on 12 June 1949, after a poor start at school he went on to earn a doctorate in law from ELTE in 1974. He began a joint law office with his famous father
Roma Films Screened On International Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2010 7:42 AM
- community & culture
"The Embassy marked International Human Rights Day on December 10 at an event organized by Amnesty International at Budapest’s Gödör Klub. As part of the afternoon program, the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) presented short documentaries created by Roma and non-Roma journalists that personalize the issues faced by the Roma people.
Xpat Report: Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 15 Dec 2010 7:30 AM
- community & culture
"On 10 December, the British Embassy in Budapest joined activists and human rights NGOs to celebrate International Human Rights Day at the downtown Gödör Club. Deputy Head of Mission Dawn McKen attended the celebration, highlighted the British Government's commitment to human rights worldwide, visited the NGOs stands and chatted with activists. The day-long event, attended by over a thousand ...
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Restrictions On Midwifes In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
"The European Court of Human Rights condemned Hungary's ban on assisting home births in a ruling issued yesterday. The Strasbourg court ruled that Hungary had violated the rights of Anna Ternovszky, as she was unable to give birth at home.
Slovak Minister Apologises To Hungarian Student
- 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Slovak deputy Prime Minister for human rights and ethnic minorities Rudolf Chmel on Wednesday apologised to ethnic Hungarian student Hedvig Malina for the way Slovak authorities handled her assault claim in 2006.
Fresh Wikileaks Statement Statement By U.S Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"While the Embassy will not comment or speculate on the content of the alleged cables made public by Wikileaks, it is important to reiterate the great respect the United States has for the positive and productive role being played by the Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan's Baghlan province.
Xpat Report: Universal Children’s Day In Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
The Annual Report of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights on the activities in year 2009 interlaced with a Summary of the Children’s Rights Project 2008-2010 was displayed at the Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office in Budapest recently.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Hungary's Sziget Festival: The Best Of The Biggest
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Sziget Festival won the Best European Major Festival title at the European Festival Awards. A joint effort of the festival’s organizing team and the votes of a devoted fan base in over 60 countries resulted in the best possible news to start up the year. The prize giving ceremony of the 2011 European Festival Awards took place on 11 January in Groningen, The Netherlands. Music industry ...
Special Xpat Interview: Péter Bárándy, Lawyer
- 24 Jan 2011 11:00 AM
Dr. Péter Bárándy has been a Member of Budapest Bar Association since 1980, and is considered by his peers to be one of Hungary’s premier lawyers. Born in Budapest on 12 June 1949, after a poor start at school he went on to earn a doctorate in law from ELTE in 1974. He began a joint law office with his famous father
Roma Films Screened On International Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2010 7:42 AM
- community & culture
"The Embassy marked International Human Rights Day on December 10 at an event organized by Amnesty International at Budapest’s Gödör Klub. As part of the afternoon program, the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) presented short documentaries created by Roma and non-Roma journalists that personalize the issues faced by the Roma people.
Xpat Report: Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 15 Dec 2010 7:30 AM
- community & culture
"On 10 December, the British Embassy in Budapest joined activists and human rights NGOs to celebrate International Human Rights Day at the downtown Gödör Club. Deputy Head of Mission Dawn McKen attended the celebration, highlighted the British Government's commitment to human rights worldwide, visited the NGOs stands and chatted with activists. The day-long event, attended by over a thousand ...
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Restrictions On Midwifes In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- health & wellness
"The European Court of Human Rights condemned Hungary's ban on assisting home births in a ruling issued yesterday. The Strasbourg court ruled that Hungary had violated the rights of Anna Ternovszky, as she was unable to give birth at home.
Slovak Minister Apologises To Hungarian Student
- 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Slovak deputy Prime Minister for human rights and ethnic minorities Rudolf Chmel on Wednesday apologised to ethnic Hungarian student Hedvig Malina for the way Slovak authorities handled her assault claim in 2006.
Fresh Wikileaks Statement Statement By U.S Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"While the Embassy will not comment or speculate on the content of the alleged cables made public by Wikileaks, it is important to reiterate the great respect the United States has for the positive and productive role being played by the Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan's Baghlan province.
Xpat Report: Universal Children’s Day In Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
The Annual Report of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights on the activities in year 2009 interlaced with a Summary of the Children’s Rights Project 2008-2010 was displayed at the Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office in Budapest recently.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...