282 result(s) for protect human rights
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
LMP: Government Unable To Protect Hungary From Russia
- 2 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The government is unable to protect Hungary from “Russia, the coloniser”, green opposition LMP said on Wednesday, the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary. Co-leaders Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy, as well as board member Péter Ungár criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a press conference in Szabadság Square near parliament at a Soviet war memorial.
Strasbourg Court Orders Compensation To Two Roma Abuse Victims
- 18 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Hungarian state is to pay compensation to two Roma individuals for whom it said police had failed to provide proper protection from racist abuse during an anti-Roma demonstration.
Opinion: Constitutional Court Says EU Cannot Violate Hungarian Sovereignty
- 5 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
As the Constitutional Court vindicates Hungary’s right to check any EU rule including mandatory migrant redistribution, a conservative columnist contends that the quota referendum was much ado for nothing.
ECHR: Hungary Violates Right Of Access To Information
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s authorities violated the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s right of access to information when they refused to release information on appointed counsels, the European Court of Human Rights ruled.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
LMP: Government Unable To Protect Hungary From Russia
- 2 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The government is unable to protect Hungary from “Russia, the coloniser”, green opposition LMP said on Wednesday, the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary. Co-leaders Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy, as well as board member Péter Ungár criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a press conference in Szabadság Square near parliament at a Soviet war memorial.
Strasbourg Court Orders Compensation To Two Roma Abuse Victims
- 18 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Hungarian state is to pay compensation to two Roma individuals for whom it said police had failed to provide proper protection from racist abuse during an anti-Roma demonstration.
Opinion: Constitutional Court Says EU Cannot Violate Hungarian Sovereignty
- 5 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
As the Constitutional Court vindicates Hungary’s right to check any EU rule including mandatory migrant redistribution, a conservative columnist contends that the quota referendum was much ado for nothing.
ECHR: Hungary Violates Right Of Access To Information
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s authorities violated the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s right of access to information when they refused to release information on appointed counsels, the European Court of Human Rights ruled.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...