166 result(s) for human rights issues
Local Opinion: Gender Row Rolls On
- 15 Aug 2018 10:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After a few critical remarks from conservative commentators, the government’s plan to ban gender studies MA courses is now splitting the media along the usual political divide. Opposition columnists call the planned decree dictatorial, while pro-government authors deem gender studies a useless subject.
Venice Commission Calls On Hungary To Repeal Provisions Of ‘Stop Soros’
- 25 Jun 2018 7:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Certain provisions of the “Stop Soros” package of laws on illegal migration should be repealed as they seriously impair legitimate NGO work, the Venice Commission said in an opinion adopted on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Qatar Appreciates Hungary's Objective Stance On Gulf Crisis
- 11 Jun 2018 12:22 PM
- current affairs
Words by: Mohamad Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Hungary.
The Qatar Siege Plan was launched on June 5, 2017, when the Qatar News Agency website and its accounts on social media were hacked and fabricated statements attributed to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani were interpolated.
Opinion: New Bill May Make Aiding Migrants A Crime In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2018 6:17 PM
- current affairs
A revised draft bill published by the Hungarian government on May 29, 2018, would criminalize efforts to help migrants and asylum seekers and curb their access to protection, says Human Rights Watch.
Role Of Judiciary Should Be Defined Clearly
- 28 May 2018 8:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The role of the judiciary should be clearly defined to avoid judges reinterpreting laws and extending judiciary concepts in a way contrary to the intention of the lawmakers, which would be anti-democratic, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said in an interview published in daily Magyar Idők.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
PM Orbán: ’Moral Duty’ To Pass ’Stop Soros’
- 7 May 2018 11:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted in his interview to public radio that a plan to amend the constitution to outlaw the relocation of migrants to Hungary will go ahead in the new government cycle.
FM Szijjártó: Linking EU Funding To Rule Of Law ‘Fiction’
- 4 May 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
For the time being, European Union funding as an issue tied to the rule of law “should be seen as fiction”, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told journalists in Budapest, adding that the introduction of subjective criteria would run contrary to the EU’s laws.
Euro Parliament Concern About Rights Of Hungarians
- 27 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Judith Sargentini (pictured top), the Green Party’s rapporteur, said the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) had examined not only how EU legislation is implemented in Hungary but also how the fundamental rights of Hungarians are enforced and how the state treats its citizens.
Local Opinion: Gender Row Rolls On
- 15 Aug 2018 10:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After a few critical remarks from conservative commentators, the government’s plan to ban gender studies MA courses is now splitting the media along the usual political divide. Opposition columnists call the planned decree dictatorial, while pro-government authors deem gender studies a useless subject.
Venice Commission Calls On Hungary To Repeal Provisions Of ‘Stop Soros’
- 25 Jun 2018 7:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Certain provisions of the “Stop Soros” package of laws on illegal migration should be repealed as they seriously impair legitimate NGO work, the Venice Commission said in an opinion adopted on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Qatar Appreciates Hungary's Objective Stance On Gulf Crisis
- 11 Jun 2018 12:22 PM
- current affairs
Words by: Mohamad Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Hungary.
The Qatar Siege Plan was launched on June 5, 2017, when the Qatar News Agency website and its accounts on social media were hacked and fabricated statements attributed to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani were interpolated.
Opinion: New Bill May Make Aiding Migrants A Crime In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2018 6:17 PM
- current affairs
A revised draft bill published by the Hungarian government on May 29, 2018, would criminalize efforts to help migrants and asylum seekers and curb their access to protection, says Human Rights Watch.
Role Of Judiciary Should Be Defined Clearly
- 28 May 2018 8:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The role of the judiciary should be clearly defined to avoid judges reinterpreting laws and extending judiciary concepts in a way contrary to the intention of the lawmakers, which would be anti-democratic, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said in an interview published in daily Magyar Idők.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
PM Orbán: ’Moral Duty’ To Pass ’Stop Soros’
- 7 May 2018 11:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted in his interview to public radio that a plan to amend the constitution to outlaw the relocation of migrants to Hungary will go ahead in the new government cycle.
FM Szijjártó: Linking EU Funding To Rule Of Law ‘Fiction’
- 4 May 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
For the time being, European Union funding as an issue tied to the rule of law “should be seen as fiction”, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told journalists in Budapest, adding that the introduction of subjective criteria would run contrary to the EU’s laws.
Euro Parliament Concern About Rights Of Hungarians
- 27 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Judith Sargentini (pictured top), the Green Party’s rapporteur, said the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) had examined not only how EU legislation is implemented in Hungary but also how the fundamental rights of Hungarians are enforced and how the state treats its citizens.