The next Article 7 hearing in respect of Hungary will be held on 21 October in the General Affairs Council.
9 Hungarian civil society organisations outlined key developments, priority concerns, and recommendations on 13 topics under scrutiny.
Our new paper: helsinki.hu/en/wp-conten...

Budapest Pride 🏳️‍🌈🇭🇺 the ban backfired! Peaceful, safe, happy and huge!
Organisers estimate a crowd over 200,000 people.

“Sometimes it might seem kind of tempting to say: ‘OK, we’re just going to make this compromise, and it might go away,’” András Kádár told @theguardian.com. “But ... we always hit new rock bottoms. It’s very important to fight every inch and bit of this process.” www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

To prevent irreparable harm to the 2025 Budapest Pride March, human rights organisations are urging the European Commission to request interim measures in the lawsuit at the EU Court of Justice regarding the Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda law.

Our joint letter to the Commission: lnkd.in/dXtpN6G8

Our new policy brief: How to boost the transparency, accountability, and enforcement of the EU's conditionality frameworks to better protect EU values and financial interests. Based on experiences of human rights and anti-corruption civil society organisations in 🇭🇺. helsinki.hu/en/refining-...

Joint statement by 🇦🇺🇦🇹🇧🇪🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇸🇮🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇸🇮🇪🇸🇸🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧 on the Hungarian 🇭🇺 law restricting the right of peaceful assembly and the freedom of expression.

Happy Holidays from our Hungarian Helsinki Committee team! 🎄🌠 🕯️
We are grateful for all the support and cooperation we receive to promote human rights and the rule of law in Hungary and beyond, and wish everyone all the best for the holiday season and 2025!

Judge Kovács has a track record of authoring critical articles about steps undermining judicial independence. In 2019, he wrote about hindrances to the proper application of EU law. In @verfassungsblog.de in 2020, he criticised the Kúria’s case allocation system verfassungsblog.de/a-game-hacke...

New joint NGO report -- 2 years after the suspension of EU🇪🇺 funds to Hungary🇭🇺, the government's compliance with rule of law supermilestones and other criteria set by the Commission and Council remains inadequate.
Full report: helsinki.hu/en/wp-conten...
🚦 assessment: helsinki.hu/en/wp-conten...

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We wish you a peaceful and joyful holiday season and all the best for 2024!

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