Greek asylum procedure violates EU-law
European refugee organisations file complaint with the European Commission.
Topic: Refugee and migrant rights
Each year hundreds of thousands leave their home due to wars, hunger, torture and persecution globally. In Europe, although often perceived as a safe region, asylum-seekers are often met by refusal, detention and expulsion.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee works towards providing effective assistance to those fleeing to Hungary.
European call against forced returns to Afghanistan
France Terre d’Asile launches a European call against forced returns to Afghanistan.
Cooperation Agreement with the Office of Immigration and Nationality
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the Office of Immigration and Nationality signed a Cooperation Agreement on 22 June 2009.
International Refugee Day
Asylum seeker from Tibet recognised as refugee by Metropolitan Court
A 5-step agenda for better protecting stateless persons in Europe
After five decades of neglect, Europe is urged to respect its international obligations and provide stateless persons with a meaningful protection status.
Hungarian court requests a preliminary ruling from the ECJ in an asylum case
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s attorney, Gábor Győző is representing a Palestinian asylum seeker before the Metropolitan Court in Budapest (Fővárosi Bíróság) in an asylum case concerning the applicability of Article 1D of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Detention of Asylum-Seekers in Hungary – Legal framework and practice (2007)
Author: Júlia Mink
Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Budapest, 2007Forgotten without Reason – Protection of Non-Refugee Stateless Persons in Central Europe (2007)
Author: Gábor Gyulai
Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Budapest, 2007