Hungary
The Budapest Metropolitan Court in Hungary. (PHOTO: ERRC)
Hungarian court rules Romani children were discriminatorily institutionalized because of their origin and social status
12.10.2021 7:07 full story
Romani Rose, chair of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, returns Hungarian honors to protest anti-LGBT law
8.7.2021 11:40 full story
Leading Romani activist and co-founder of Dikh TV, the musician Lajos "Paci" Balogh, has succumbed to COVID-19 at the age of 28
15.11.2020 7:59 full story
Zeljko Jovanovic: European leaders' silence over Orban's anti-Roma rhetoric shames the EU
19.6.2020 16:52 full story
Hungarian Supreme Court: Romani children deserve financial compensation for school segregation
18.5.2020 7:09 full story
Newsweek: Trump and other Western leaders are legitimizing Hungarian PM's anti-Roma campaign, according to human rights activists
13.3.2020 16:18 full story
Hungarian PM announces "national consultation" about whether to compensate Romani families whose children were educated in segregated settings
23.2.2020 11:41 full story
EU anti-fraud authority Hungarian program for Roma supported by EU funds has never worked and should be investigated
1.7.2019 8:50 full story
Hungary: Radicals protest "Romani crime", Romani people and their allies stand up to them
23.5.2019 16:28 full story
Hungary: Mass demonstrations, protesters say PM endangers the rule of law
17.12.2018 17:30 full story
Hungarian Supreme Court says camerawoman who kicked asylum-seekers committed misdemeanor and can no longer be prosecuted
2.11.2018 13:19 full story
Hungarian Scouts claim they did not discriminate against Romani applicants
16.7.2018 13:52 Are disadvantaged Hungarian Roma youth who want to become Scouts now the latest victims of the transformation underway in the Hungarian social climate? A case from Borsod County has captured the attention of international media asking whether the organization, which traditionally espouses Christian values and is open to all, has turned its back on Romani applicants. full story
Hungarian Parliament approves law sanctioning NGOs, amends Constitution to prevent "foreign settlement"
24.6.2018 13:45 The Hungarian Parliament has approved a package of anti-immigration laws introducing, among other things, punishments for supporting illegal migration, Reutersreported on 21 June. The new legislation, called the "Stop Soros" package, has been criticized by the Council of Europe for facilitating the prosecution of NGOs aiding migrants who have no right to asylum in the country. full story
Hungary: Traffickers in human beings sentenced to 25 years for 71 deaths, prosecutor wants life sentences
18.6.2018 8:53 A court in Kecskemét, Hungary has sentenced the four main defendants in the trial of the death by suffocation of 71 migrants in a refrigerator truck three years ago to 25 years in prison. The prosecution sought life sentences for them.full story
Hungary: József "Choli" Daróczi, translator of the New Testament into Romanes, has passed away
17.5.2018 17:25 At the age of 79 the eminent Romani author, poet, journalist and teacher József Daróczi, known to his loved ones by the familiar Romani nickname "Choli", passed away in Hungary on 12 May 2018. Mr Daróczi, an all-around gifted artist and charismatic educator, was one of the most eminent Romani figures in Hungarian public life for decades. full story
Canada grants asylum to former MEP who faced death threats in Hungary due to her Romani origin
16.5.2018 17:53 Viktória Mohácsi, a Romani activist and former MEP from Hungary, has finally been awarded political asylum in Canada. She requested asylum in 2012 after seeking police protection over death threats she received upon returning to Hungary when her EP mandate was over.full story
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