He was a legendary character of the democratic opposition and he also served as adviser for the HCLU. We will forever miss his exceptional figure.
Grief
At the age of 75 the writer, Istvan Eörsi died after a long and serious illness.
At the age of 75 the writer, Istvan Eörsi died after a long and serious illness.
He was a legendary character of the democratic opposition and he also served as adviser for the HCLU. We will forever miss his exceptional figure.
We cannot bid farewell to the notion of the Government ruling by decree even now, after the ordinary operation of the legal order have been restored.
After the third two-thirds mandate won by the governing party Fidesz, the Hungarian government adopted amendments to various laws, including the Fundmental Law. The amendements – the government argues – intend to tackle illegal migration, while the real intention is making operations overly burdensome for those who don’t share the government’s opinion on migration. Besides the changes to the Fundamental Law and the Penal Code under the name “Stop Soros” (analysed here), the government also adopted a new specal tax, under the name immigration special tax. It is nothing but a severe restriction of the freedom of speech: those that are supporting immigration in a professional way (doing so in an organized framework, as a calling, while using money from supporters) can, from now on, only do so if paying a special, 25% tax. The new “Stop Soros” provision to the Penal Code threatens human rights’ defenders and lobbyists with prison, while this regulation creates an existential threat for organizations active on immigation. The reality is that the immigration special tax puts limitations on the freedom of speech and on the work of NGOs. The new legislation was adopted by the Parliament, signed by the President of Hungary and came into force on the 25th of August.
Leading human rights and consumer organizations have issued a letter to urge the US and the EU to protect the fundamental right to privacy.