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Hungary

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Overview

The systematic crackdown on the rights of refugees and migrants continued. Foreign-funded universities and NGOs faced restrictions under new legislation.

Death penalty status

Abolitionist for all crimes

Does not use the death penalty

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News

Article

Hungary: Amnesty launches legal challenge to shameful law on migration that targets civil society

News

Hungary: Failure to quash terror charges against Syrian man a devastating blow for justice

News

100,000 demand release of Syrian man convicted of ‘terrorism’ for throwing a few stones in Hungary

Commentary

Analysis, opinion, personal stories and more.

Campaigns

Europe and Central Asia

To Hungary with love

News

Europe and Central Asia

A test case for Orbán’s “illiberal democracy”

News

Europe and Central Asia

Turning Orbán’s hateful rhetoric into reality

Campaigns

Hungary

"We stand in solidarity with civil society in Hungary"

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Media enquiries

Stefan Simanowitz

Media Manager, European Union, Balkans and Turkey, +44 (0)20 3036 5599 stefan.simanowitz@amnesty.org

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Research

Reports, briefings, urgent actions and UN submissions

Research

Hungary

Hungary: New laws that violate human rights, threaten civil society and undermine the rule of law should be shelved

Research

Hungary

Amnesty International oral statement during General Debate with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 38th session of the Human Rights Council

Research

Hungary

Oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka, Hungary and Colombia (Item 2 General Debate, 37th regular session)

Research

Hungary

Hungary: Alarming rollback of human rights under consideration by UN Human Rights Committee

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