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Cannabis Most Popular Illegal Drug In Hungary, European Report Finds
- 7 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cannabis continues to be the drug of choice for drug users in Hungary, according to a fresh report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) released. The 2017 report was based on national estimates and reported numbers through the EMCDDA indicators.
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Prison Chief: Almost 90% Of Inmates Study Or Work
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
More than 10,000 of Hungary’s prison inmates, or 88%, spend their term studying or working, national prison chief Tamás Tóth said. He said one of the goals of the prison system was to rehabilitate inmates so that they could return to society as working citizens. Inmates are typically taught to master professions facing a labour shortage.
Hungarian State To Compensate Inmates For Poor Prison Conditions
- 20 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prison inmates who have filed petitions against poor prison conditions are set to receive financial compensation from the state, the daily Népszava said on Friday, citing the National Command of Law Enforcement.
Prison Chief: More Inmates Work, Less Crime Committed
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The higher the employment rate among prisoners, the lower the number of crimes committed against each other, Hungary’s outgoing prison chief András Csóti told MTI in an interview. Last year, the number of prison crimes involving serious bodily harm dropped from 89 to 73, reported sexual offences fell from 37 to 30, the number of coercions from 117 to 105 and the number of robberies from 22 to 16, ...
Abuse Alleged At Child Care Home
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Social and Child Protection Directorate has suspended the head of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Child Care Home in Bicske with immediate effect, ordered an internal inquiry and filed a report to police after it learnt about suspected sexual abuse of children.
Strasbourg Court Again Rules Against Hungary On Real Life Sentences
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has again ruled against Hungary concerning the real life sentences of two Hungarian inmates. The institution of the real life sentence, which carries a minimum of 40 years in prison, qualifies as inhuman and humiliating treatment, the court ruled on Tuesday.
Law Enforcement: Hungary To End Prison Overcrowding By 2018
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The nine new prisons currently under construction in Hungary will be capable of housing a total of 6,000 inmates and will resolve the problem of prison overcrowding in the country when these facilities open in 2018, the National Command of Law Enforcement (BVOP) quoted Interior Minister Sándor Pintér as saying.
Cannabis Most Popular Illegal Drug In Hungary, European Report Finds
- 7 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cannabis continues to be the drug of choice for drug users in Hungary, according to a fresh report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) released. The 2017 report was based on national estimates and reported numbers through the EMCDDA indicators.
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Prison Chief: Almost 90% Of Inmates Study Or Work
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
More than 10,000 of Hungary’s prison inmates, or 88%, spend their term studying or working, national prison chief Tamás Tóth said. He said one of the goals of the prison system was to rehabilitate inmates so that they could return to society as working citizens. Inmates are typically taught to master professions facing a labour shortage.
Hungarian State To Compensate Inmates For Poor Prison Conditions
- 20 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prison inmates who have filed petitions against poor prison conditions are set to receive financial compensation from the state, the daily Népszava said on Friday, citing the National Command of Law Enforcement.
Prison Chief: More Inmates Work, Less Crime Committed
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The higher the employment rate among prisoners, the lower the number of crimes committed against each other, Hungary’s outgoing prison chief András Csóti told MTI in an interview. Last year, the number of prison crimes involving serious bodily harm dropped from 89 to 73, reported sexual offences fell from 37 to 30, the number of coercions from 117 to 105 and the number of robberies from 22 to 16, ...
Abuse Alleged At Child Care Home
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Social and Child Protection Directorate has suspended the head of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Child Care Home in Bicske with immediate effect, ordered an internal inquiry and filed a report to police after it learnt about suspected sexual abuse of children.
Strasbourg Court Again Rules Against Hungary On Real Life Sentences
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has again ruled against Hungary concerning the real life sentences of two Hungarian inmates. The institution of the real life sentence, which carries a minimum of 40 years in prison, qualifies as inhuman and humiliating treatment, the court ruled on Tuesday.
Law Enforcement: Hungary To End Prison Overcrowding By 2018
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The nine new prisons currently under construction in Hungary will be capable of housing a total of 6,000 inmates and will resolve the problem of prison overcrowding in the country when these facilities open in 2018, the National Command of Law Enforcement (BVOP) quoted Interior Minister Sándor Pintér as saying.