The Article 7 procedure concerning Hungary, which has been ongoing since 2018, focuses on serious breaches of the EU’s fundamental values, covering several rule of law and human rights issues not addr...

Flash report ahead of the 2026 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections

In April 2026, the parliamentary elections will be a pivotal moment for democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law in Hungary.

In April 2026, the parliamentary elections will be a pivotal moment for democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law in Hungary.

Mapping paper on the public consultation on draft laws, parliamentary law-making, and the perpetuated states of exception

Record numbers expected at march despite Hungary’s leader saying those attending will face ‘legal consequences’

The Hungarian Government uses its power arbitrarily to discourage people from attending the Budapest Pride in 2025. According to an amendment adopted by the Parliament, attending Pride will be conside...

Hungary’s opposition leader can’t speak out in favour of the banned Budapest march for fear of losing votes when he tries to break the right’s 15-year gr...

A Kúria szerint nem lehet felvonulást tartani a szexuális és nemi kisebbségek jogegyenlősége mellett Magyarországon.

CIVICUS discusses Hungary’s now-postponed foreign agents bill with Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a human rights organisation that defends human dignity through legal and...

Orbán’s ruling party delays vote on legislation allowing government to ban organisations with foreign funding

Strasbourg 04/06/2025

Továbbra sincs olyan indok, amely jogszerűen megalapozhatná a szivárványos menet megtiltását. Ma délelőtt a rendőrség megerősítette, lehet az LMBTQI jogokért felvonulni Budapest belvárosában, amikor t...

„Ani s naším rostoucím zaměřením na erozi demokracie jsme nečekali, kde budeme dnes,“ uvádí pro server iROZHLAS.cz maďarská advokátka Márta Pardaviová, spolupředsedkyně Maďarského helsinského výboru.

In a stark display of authoritarian overreach and discriminatory intent, the Budapest police have banned this year’s LGBTQI march scheduled for June 1 - marking the first known use of Hungary’s newly ...

A new proposal for a law would allow the Hungarian government to blacklist a broad range of for-profit and non-profit entities, severely limiting their ability to operate. Hungarian civil society orga...

Media figures speak out as Orbán’s party proposes penalising organisations that receive foreign funding

Eerik-Niiles Kross (Estonia, ALDE) and George Papandreou (Greece, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Hungary, have made the follow...

A new legislative proposal marks a turning point in Hungary's erosion of democratic norms. Disguised as a transparency measure to prevent sovereignty threats, the Bill on the Transparency of Public Li...

Amendment also enshrines recognition of only two sexes, providing basis for denying gender identities

All the available information relating to CONT hearings. Links to programmes and contributions from speakers.

Recent legislative proposals threaten with the "suspension" of Hungarian citizenship, violate freedom of assembly, and effectively ban Pride. These changes represent a significant escalation in the Go...

We are deeply concerned at legislation passed this week in Hungary that results in arbitrary and discriminatory restrictions on the rights of LGBTIQ+ individuals to freedom of expression, peaceful ass...

Recent legislative proposals threaten with the "suspension" of Hungarian citizenship, violate freedom of assembly, and effectively ban Pride. These changes represent a significant escalation in the Go...

Pride betiltása a személyes adatok védelméhez fűződő jogot, a gyülekezési jogot és a diszkrimináció tilalmát sérti. A Magyar Helsinki Bizottság segít neked, hogy megvédhesd őket.

Since 24 February 2022, we have helped over 13,500 refugees fleeing Ukraine, doing what we are good at: providing information, free legal assistance and representation and advocating for the rights an...