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Journalists Cannot be Barred from Hungarian Refugee Camps

October 09, 2019 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian state violated a journalist's rights by not letting him enter the territory of any of the country's refugee camps, affirmed the European Court of Human Rights. The journalist, Illés Szurovecz, was represented by HCLU in Strasbourg.
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Hungarian State Media Condemned for Lying about Civil Society Organisation

September 25, 2019 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The youth organisation of the smaller governing party in Hungary must apologise to Menedék, the Hungarian Association for Migrants, at a press conference after the NGOs reputation was damaged by comments the party's spokesperson made via state media.
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Slowly and Stealthily: Rule of Law Being Undermined in Hungary

September 16, 2019 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungarian authorities continue to silence dissent and run intimidation campaigns against individuals and organisations in almost every area of life that want to hold the government accountable.
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Hungary Wages Propaganda War Against Finland as Article 7 Looms

August 16, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The Hungarian government is waging a propaganda war against Finland in order to undermine the latter's credibility when the EU resumes Article 7 proceedings against Hungary.
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- democracy
- Hungary
- rule of law
- Finland
- Article 7
Hungary To Pay Compensation to HCLU Client Who Was Forcefully Catheterised

August 14, 2019 • by Anna Kertész, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

In an important judgement delivered in July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) stated that forced catheterisation was a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the prohibition of torture.
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Hungarian Court Decision Strips Homeless People of their Humanity

June 19, 2019 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian Constitutional Court has ruled that homelessness “is not part of the right to human dignity” which means the criminalisation and imprisonment of homeless people is constitutional.
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Ibiza Video Is a Reminder of the Corruption Corroding European Politics

May 23, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The video that brought down Austria's government was devastating, but it was far from an isolated incident. Instead, it points to a much larger problem that exists across Europe.
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- elections
- Italy
- Hungary
- corruption
- Austria
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- Vote4Values
Hungary Continues its Regressive Course Restricting Civic Space

May 14, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

CIVICUS Monitor update on Hungary - May 2019
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Hungary and Croatia Try to Silence Slovenian Media

April 17, 2019 • by The Peace Institute – Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies

Government connections in two of Slovenia's neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach to freedom of the press.
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Pressure Mounts on Hungary and Poland Over Rule of Law Concerns

April 12, 2019 • by György Folk, LibertiesEU

France and Germany have presented a joint call asking for formal hearings under Article 7 in the Council, to take place in June after the elections, on the serious threats to fundamental values in Hungary and Poland.
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