98 result(s) for strasbourg court
Journalists Cannot Be Banned From Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that journalists can not be banned from a country’s legislature, unless there is a threat to the safety of the public, MPs or the reporters.
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.
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.
Strasbourg Court Rules Hungary Parlt Violates MEP’s Rights
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has approved non-material compensation for Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi for the violation of his freedomof- expression rights by Hungarian parliament. In late March 2013, Hungary’s parliament fined then lawmaker Szanyi of the Socialist Party 131,410 forints (EUR 430), a sum corresponding to one-third of his gross monthly salary, for showing his middle ...
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.
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.
Hungary Reprimanded In Strasbourg
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday rejected an appeal in a case in which the first instance court admonished Hungary because in 2011 the authorities failed to thoroughly investigate presumably racist threats. The verdict became final yesterday.
Prosecutor Orders Investigation Into Surveillance Bug Found In NGO Office
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A police investigation into the bug found at the office of a Hungarian NGO has been ordered by the prosecutor’s office, reports Hungarian news website Nol.hu. The Eötvös Károly Institute, an NGO dealing with democracy and public affairs, announced on Facebook in May that they had discovered a bug in their office.
Socialist MEP Turns To Top Court Over Migrant Quota Referendum
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi has filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court over the Hungarian supreme court’s decision to greenlight the government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota plan. Szanyi said the referendum “severely violates” the EU’s sovereignty, as the bloc’s 2007 Lisbon Treaty declares asylum policy a common policy.
Journalists Cannot Be Banned From Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that journalists can not be banned from a country’s legislature, unless there is a threat to the safety of the public, MPs or the reporters.
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.
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.
Strasbourg Court Rules Hungary Parlt Violates MEP’s Rights
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has approved non-material compensation for Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi for the violation of his freedomof- expression rights by Hungarian parliament. In late March 2013, Hungary’s parliament fined then lawmaker Szanyi of the Socialist Party 131,410 forints (EUR 430), a sum corresponding to one-third of his gross monthly salary, for showing his middle ...
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.
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.
Hungary Reprimanded In Strasbourg
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday rejected an appeal in a case in which the first instance court admonished Hungary because in 2011 the authorities failed to thoroughly investigate presumably racist threats. The verdict became final yesterday.
Prosecutor Orders Investigation Into Surveillance Bug Found In NGO Office
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A police investigation into the bug found at the office of a Hungarian NGO has been ordered by the prosecutor’s office, reports Hungarian news website Nol.hu. The Eötvös Károly Institute, an NGO dealing with democracy and public affairs, announced on Facebook in May that they had discovered a bug in their office.
Socialist MEP Turns To Top Court Over Migrant Quota Referendum
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi has filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court over the Hungarian supreme court’s decision to greenlight the government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota plan. Szanyi said the referendum “severely violates” the EU’s sovereignty, as the bloc’s 2007 Lisbon Treaty declares asylum policy a common policy.