Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner, is concerned about the anti-civil society legislative package recently proposed by the Hungarian government. He said it could "aggravate the situation of freedom of association in Hungary even further." "The proposed package of laws introduces administrative and financial burdens that constitute restrictions on freedom of association which cannot be regarded as necessary in a democratic society, and are therefore at variance with international human rights standards," Muiznieks said in a statement.