Search
Tag filters
Select the topic you are interested in and click on the search button.
Organizational news
Women's rights
Data protection
Rights in psychiatry
Election and voting
Rights in education
Children's rights
Demonstration, protest
Rule of law
Activism, public participation
Discrimination
Drug users' rights
Rights of persons with disabilities
Social welfare
Rights in healthcare
Press freedom and freedom of speech
Employee rights
Coronavirus - Frequently asked questions
Our answers to the most important questions regarding the current epidemiological situation in Hungary can be found here.
Coronavirus and quarantine: What sort of measures are applied and against whom?
The National Centre of Public Health issued a comprehensive protocol at the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in Hungary. We made an infographic with the most important details.
Last year was another year when more people died due to hospital infections than in car accidents
This year is nearing its end: it’s time to find out how many hospital acquired infections occurred – in 2018. That’s right: it has taken this long to provide last year’s data. The most important question is: what does the new report tell us? Has the situation further deteriorated, or can we finally see improvement?
Huddled up Under the Hospital Bed – Being a Parent at the Hospital
“My son was placed in a hospital ward of about 10 square metres in size, with four cribs in it, all of them occupied. Consequently, mothers had only chairs left to sit on. My partner’s idea was putting a foam rubber mat under the crib and sleeping there, huddled up. A couple of other mothers followed her lead.
Background institutions are closed down in the new year – and this is a huge problem
The Hungarian government has been promising to close down / merge institutions belonging under the governance of ministries and this plan has finally been realized. Why did it happen and why is it such a problem? What were the responsibilities of these institutions so far and what will happen to their previous tasks now? Let us explain.
Drawing the Line
Freedom of religion and equality are fundamental rights, enshrined in human rights laws and constitutions around the world. This report, Drawing the Line: Tackling Tensions Between Religious Freedom and Equality, examines three interrelated aspects of these rights: religious freedom and equality for LGBT individuals, religious freedom and reproductive rights, and religious freedom as expressed through attire, hair, or other forms of religious appearance.
New Recommendations to Improve Children's Healthcare in Hungary
As part of our campaign “I have a child with me,” we conducted a unique survey of Hungarian healthcare institutions, submitting 64 public interest data requests to hospitals with maternity or children’s wards.
A New Campaign for Child-Friendly Healthcare in Hungary
A new initiative in Hungary seeks to guarantee the right of children to have their parents stay with them in hospitals, as guaranteed under a 1998 healthcare act that has yet to be fully implemented.
A Good Patient
What it’s like to be a Serbian HIV-positive mother in treatment. Read the story by our guest author from Belgrade.
Hungarian Government Obstructs Access to Morning-After Pill
Three Hungarian NGOs are seeking answers from the state health authority after it decided against granting over-the-counter access to a morning-after pill out of concern for women’s health.
Hungarian Government Obstructs Access to Morning-After Pill
Three Hungarian NGOs are seeking answers from the state health authority after it decided against granting over-the-counter access to a morning-after pill out of concern for women’s health.
Guarantee Access to Safe and Legal Abortion in the EU An EU-wide campaign of Human Rights Organizations
On the occasion of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, nine European civil society organizations are launching this petition directed to the European Parliament, asking for a legal guarantee that human rights standards related to the interruption of pregnancy are respected in all Member States.
A Small Improvement to Hungary's Euthanasia Law
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has passed a decision on euthanasia and living wills that will make them easier to implement or withdraw, but the ruling falls short of ensuring that the fatally ill can choose a truly dignified and self-determined end.
Globális fejlemények a lelkiismereti szabadság és egyenlő bánásmód területén
Kedves Barátaink!
Köszöntünk Benneteket az International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) hírlevelének első kiadása alkalmából. A hírlevél címe ’Globális fejlemények a lelkiismereti szabadság és egyenlő bánásmód területén’. Az INCLO olyan jogvédő szervezetek együttműködése, amelyek elkötelezettek – egyéb témák mellett – a lelkiismereti szabadsággal és az egyenlő bánásmóddal kapcsolatos kérdések kezelése iránt.
Newsletter Launch: Global Developments in Religious Freedom and Equal Treatment
The HCLU is pleased to announce the launch of a new quarterly newsletter: Global Developments in Religious Freedom and Equal Treatment. This newsletter, prepared by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO), focuses on significant international developments, including cases and legislation, concerning religious freedom, equal treatment, and the intersection of the two.
Prejudice Kills not HIV
There are more and more HIV and AIDS cases and most in Hungarian society have great prejudice against HIV patients, and even health professionals show obvious signs of this. Hungary has had no AIDS strategy for 3 years.
