585 result(s) for human rights in Current Affairs
Opposition LMP Proposes To Scrap 'Discriminatory' Passages From Adoption Law Amendment
- 11 Dec 2020 7:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP is submitting a proposal to parliament on scrapping amendments to the law on adoptions which “discriminates against single parents and those living in registered partnerships,” LMP lawmaker Krisztina Hohn told an online press conference.
EU Commissioner Calls For Continued Article 7 Procedure Against Hungary & Poland
- 2 Dec 2020 9:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Union’s Article 7 procedures currently under way against Hungary and Poland should be upheld until issues around the rule of law in those countries are resolved, Didier Reynders, EU Commissioner for Justice, told the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE), in Brussels.
Video: Same-Sex Couples In Hungary Fear Legal Changes Scupper Adoption Plans
- 27 Nov 2020 11:15 AM
- current affairs
The draft amendment has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups who say it is an attack against the LGBT community.
Coronavirus: Hungary's Response Measures Consistent With European Law
- 14 Oct 2020 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The emergency measures implemented by Hungary to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are consistent with European law, Fidesz MP Barna Pál Zsigmond said after a meeting of the standing committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg.
Protest Outside PM Orbán’s House Was Banned Illegally
- 7 Oct 2020 10:21 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Demonstrations organised outside the house of the prime minister may not be banned by citing arbitrary, unlawful explanations, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Tuesday in a case that had been dragging on for seven years.
Epidemic Measures In Hungary 'In Line With International Law'
- 23 Sep 2020 7:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian government's measures taken during the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic were in line with international law and did not harm human rights or freedoms in any way, the foreign minister said.
Hungarian Opinion: Theatre & Film University Conflict Rolls On
- 9 Sep 2020 12:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to a several thousand strong demonstration organised by students of the university on Sunday, and to their already week-long occupation of their school, opposition-leaning commentators see their protest as harbinger of a new era
Joint Statement On 25th Budapest Pride Festival By Embassies in Hungary
- 18 Aug 2020 10:27 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of the 25th Budapest Pride Festival, we, the undersigned embassies and cultural institutes, express our strong support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) community and their rights to quality, peaceful expression and assembly, and freedom from discrimination.
Opinion: Editor’s Sacking A Blow To Press Freedom In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2020 10:20 AM
- current affairs
The firing of Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s biggest independent news website, Index, on July 22, 2020 has political interference written all over it, Human Rights Watch said. The dismissal is a blow to media independence and diversity.
Opposition LMP Proposes To Scrap 'Discriminatory' Passages From Adoption Law Amendment
- 11 Dec 2020 7:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP is submitting a proposal to parliament on scrapping amendments to the law on adoptions which “discriminates against single parents and those living in registered partnerships,” LMP lawmaker Krisztina Hohn told an online press conference.
EU Commissioner Calls For Continued Article 7 Procedure Against Hungary & Poland
- 2 Dec 2020 9:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Union’s Article 7 procedures currently under way against Hungary and Poland should be upheld until issues around the rule of law in those countries are resolved, Didier Reynders, EU Commissioner for Justice, told the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE), in Brussels.
Video: Same-Sex Couples In Hungary Fear Legal Changes Scupper Adoption Plans
- 27 Nov 2020 11:15 AM
- current affairs
The draft amendment has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups who say it is an attack against the LGBT community.
Coronavirus: Hungary's Response Measures Consistent With European Law
- 14 Oct 2020 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The emergency measures implemented by Hungary to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are consistent with European law, Fidesz MP Barna Pál Zsigmond said after a meeting of the standing committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg.
Protest Outside PM Orbán’s House Was Banned Illegally
- 7 Oct 2020 10:21 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Demonstrations organised outside the house of the prime minister may not be banned by citing arbitrary, unlawful explanations, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Tuesday in a case that had been dragging on for seven years.
Epidemic Measures In Hungary 'In Line With International Law'
- 23 Sep 2020 7:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian government's measures taken during the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic were in line with international law and did not harm human rights or freedoms in any way, the foreign minister said.
Hungarian Opinion: Theatre & Film University Conflict Rolls On
- 9 Sep 2020 12:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to a several thousand strong demonstration organised by students of the university on Sunday, and to their already week-long occupation of their school, opposition-leaning commentators see their protest as harbinger of a new era
Joint Statement On 25th Budapest Pride Festival By Embassies in Hungary
- 18 Aug 2020 10:27 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of the 25th Budapest Pride Festival, we, the undersigned embassies and cultural institutes, express our strong support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) community and their rights to quality, peaceful expression and assembly, and freedom from discrimination.
Opinion: Editor’s Sacking A Blow To Press Freedom In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2020 10:20 AM
- current affairs
The firing of Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s biggest independent news website, Index, on July 22, 2020 has political interference written all over it, Human Rights Watch said. The dismissal is a blow to media independence and diversity.