"The EU cannot grow stronger without strong democracy protected by strong rule of law." To defend democratic security in the next EU institutional cycle, the design of the Article 7 process should improve, writes Márta Pardavi in @visegradinsight. visegradinsight.eu/article-7-aliv…

Thank you, Director Sirpa Rautio for meeting human rights organisations in Budapest 🇭🇺 and the open discussion on our challenges and opportunities to cooperate with the EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights.

Groundbreaking EU judgement today: EU Court of Justice ruled that #Hungary is to pay €200M for failure to implement an earlier judgement of the Court. The Govt is also to pay a penalty payment of €1M per day for each day it fails to put an end to #pushbacks. helsinki.hu/en/the-governm…

Join us on Monday, 24 June at CEU Democracy Institute. Our co-chair András Kádár will discuss the latest in #mediafreedom, #civicspace and #ruleoflaw in Hungary. With David Kaye @FernandaGNicola Dimitry Kochenov Barbara Grabowska-Moroz, 🇭🇺 experts, w Benjamin Novak moderating. TI Hungary ABA Human Rights

🌈Historic International Support for the Hungarian LGBTQ Community! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️44 Embassies and Cultural institutions signed the statement supporting the 29th Budapest Pride Festival ✊ We are super proud that for the first time ever, POLAND also joined the statement 🫶

Our joint NGO 2024 Election Report highlights critical flaws in Hungary's electoral process. Key findings: unaddressed OSCE recommendations, biased campaigning, opaque campaign financing, recent legislative changes and systemic voter manipulation issues. helsinki.hu/en/hungarian-c…

Urgent call on the European Commission & EU Member States to take immediate action to protect civic space in #Hungary, where authorities are targeting 2 groups that have exposed corruption & misuse of EU funds. This is retaliation, blunt & crude. hrw.org/news/2024/06/2…

3,000 Ukrainian 🇺🇦 refugees, mostly women & kids, are being evicted from state-funded shelters to face homelessness in Hungary 🇭🇺 after the government decided to stop giving shelter to those it deems not to have fled from a zone of active fighting. Our Andras Lederer reports ⤵️

The Commissioner has just published his observations as third party in the case Hungarian Helsinki Committee Hungarian Helsinki Committee v. #Hungary currently pending before the ECHR CEDH concerning #FreedomofExpression and association. #ECHR coe.int/en/web/commiss…

📌The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Hungary in another transit zone case. ECRE member Hungarian Helsinki Committee was representing the asylum-seeking mother and her four children that were unlawfully detained under inhuman conditions for 17 months. helsinki.hu/en/family-unla…

We are proud to receive the Paul Weis Prize 2024 from @Courage_MzM, recognising our commitment to refugee rights in Hungary and beyond.

Remarkable development: 400+ court leaders, judges, judicial staff are openly protesting the bargain deal and call for protecting judicial independence in Hungary🇭🇺. The list of their open letters just keeps getting longer. mabie.hu/berjavaslat/fe…

The HHC used all #NGO tools to end a 7-year ban on physical contact between #detainees and families during visits. We continue to monitor progress for humane treatment in detention. Read our recent submission to the Council of Europe CM here: helsinki.hu/en/physical-se…

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