186 result(s) for minorities in Current Affairs
Hungary’s New Parliamentary Cycle Starts
- 9 May 2018 9:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. There will be one independent MP and the German minority will also have a representative.
New Hungarian Government Members Announced
- 2 May 2018 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has informed senior officials of the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties about the composition of the new government entering office after the inaugural session of parliament in the weeks to come, the prime minister’s spokesman said.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Accused Of Anti-Semitism Again
- 21 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government pledges to fight anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, a group of western European intellectuals accuses Fidesz of anti-Semitism. A left-wing columnist agrees, the two pro-government dailies protest.
ODIHR Prelim Findings: Election Was Unfair
- 10 Apr 2018 9:10 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Hungary’s 2018 general election was properly administered but patently unfair according to preliminary findings and conclusions issued today by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Limited Election Observation Mission to Hungary.
UN Calls On Hungary To Cut Hate Speech By Politicians
- 6 Apr 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Hungary to crack down on hate speech by politicians against minorities, particularly the Roma and Muslims.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Hungarian FM Calls On UN High Commissioner To Resign
- 27 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein to resign after the high commissioner accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of xenophobia and racism during a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
Prime Minister’s Assets Unchanged
- 5 Feb 2018 8:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán submitted his annual asset declaration to parliament on Wednesday, before the official deadline, his press chief told MTI.
Foreign Minister: Autonomy Debate ‘Legitimate’
- 15 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asked if the Hungarian government thought it was worthwhile engaging in a debate on Hungarian autonomy efforts when the Romanian government opposes autonomy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the debate was a legitimate one, arguing that it had been initiated in a lawful manner by political parties in Romania.
Hungary’s New Parliamentary Cycle Starts
- 9 May 2018 9:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. There will be one independent MP and the German minority will also have a representative.
New Hungarian Government Members Announced
- 2 May 2018 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has informed senior officials of the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties about the composition of the new government entering office after the inaugural session of parliament in the weeks to come, the prime minister’s spokesman said.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Accused Of Anti-Semitism Again
- 21 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government pledges to fight anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, a group of western European intellectuals accuses Fidesz of anti-Semitism. A left-wing columnist agrees, the two pro-government dailies protest.
ODIHR Prelim Findings: Election Was Unfair
- 10 Apr 2018 9:10 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Hungary’s 2018 general election was properly administered but patently unfair according to preliminary findings and conclusions issued today by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Limited Election Observation Mission to Hungary.
UN Calls On Hungary To Cut Hate Speech By Politicians
- 6 Apr 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Hungary to crack down on hate speech by politicians against minorities, particularly the Roma and Muslims.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Hungarian FM Calls On UN High Commissioner To Resign
- 27 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein to resign after the high commissioner accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of xenophobia and racism during a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
Prime Minister’s Assets Unchanged
- 5 Feb 2018 8:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán submitted his annual asset declaration to parliament on Wednesday, before the official deadline, his press chief told MTI.
Foreign Minister: Autonomy Debate ‘Legitimate’
- 15 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asked if the Hungarian government thought it was worthwhile engaging in a debate on Hungarian autonomy efforts when the Romanian government opposes autonomy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the debate was a legitimate one, arguing that it had been initiated in a lawful manner by political parties in Romania.