Hungary

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Overview

Hungary is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office for Europe (ROE), whose primary function is to advance human rights in the European Union (EU) through technical assistance, advocacy, and reporting on human rights, based on the recommendations of UN human rights mechanisms. The office works to address human rights gaps in EU legislation, budgeting and policy-making, seizing the impetus created by the Sustainable Development Agenda. Read more >

News & Statements

Latest news

28 Feb 2023

Treaty bodies

UN women’s rights committee publishes findings on Bahrain, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Mauritania, Norway, Slovenia and Tunisia

24 Feb 2023

Treaty bodies

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-fourth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Bahrain, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Mauritania, Norway, Slovenia, and Tunisia, which were considered during the session.

02 Feb 2023

Treaty bodies

UN women’s rights committee to review Hungary, Georgia, Norway, Tunisia, Bahrain, Mauritania, Slovenia and Costa Rica

29 Mar 2022

Treaty bodies

UN Disability Rights Committee issues findings on Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and Venezuela

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Latest statements & messages

26 Feb 2021

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Bachelet updates Human Rights Council on recent human rights issues in more than 50 countries

29 May 2020

Special Procedures

Closure of “transit zones” by Hungary: an important step forward

17 Jul 2019

Special Procedures

End of visit statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales

30 Apr 2019

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Hungary

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Featured Stories

A man holds a phone and a notebook, surrounded by 1s and 0s © Credit –Getty Images
03 May 2022 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Digital surveillance treats "journalists as criminals"

“Journalists should not be treated as criminals,” Syabolcs Panyi, a Hungarian investigative journalist, who was under digital surveillance for seven months. On World Press Freedom Day, UN Human Rights calls for a moratorium on spyware and other digital technologies that infringe on human rights.
Two people in protective face masks hold up a bag of handmade masks intended for people who are homeless and social workers.
02 June 2020 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

"It’s good to remind people of the human face of an organization."

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has shifted its focus from legal assistance to providing assistance and funds for those most in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/50/29/Add.1: Country visit to Hungary - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

A/HRC/44/42/ADD.1: Visit to Hungary - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants

A/HRC/35/29/Add.1: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Hungary

A/HRC/34/52/Add.4: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Hungary: Comments by the State - Note by the Secretariat

A/HRC/34/52/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Hungary

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/HUN/CO/9: Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Hungary

CRC/C/HUN/CO/6: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Hungary

CERD/C/HUN/CO/18-25: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Concluding observations on the combined eighteenth to twenty-fifth periodic reports of Hungary - Advance unedited version

CCPR/C/HUN/CO/6: Human Rights Committee: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Hungary

CRC/C/OPSC/HUN/CO/1: Concluding observations on the report submitted by Hungary under article 12, paragraph 1 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

CRC/C/OPAC/HUN/CO/1: Concluding observations on the report submitted by Hungary under article 8, paragraph 1 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Council of Europe

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Europe and Central Asia Section

Telephone: +41 22 917 9220
Email: ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org

 

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