Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union is a human rights NGO. Since our foundation in 1994, we have been working for everybody being informed about their fundamental human rights and empowered to enforce it against the undue interference by those in position of public power.

our focus areas & news

Anomalies or errors in the matrix

Here you can read two of the most funniest stories of HCLU. National Security Officers as postmen? Post-execution? Agent Smith from the feature Matrix would just sway his head, how many software-errors are in the system...

AIDS: Hungary is close to the most endangered countries

Fighting AIDS can only be effective with involving sex workers.

Court dismissed the complaint of the 7. District’s Local Government, Budapest

On 30 Nov, 2006 the court’s judgment was made in favor of HCLU, representing Peter Marinov, former leader of ÓVÁS! Association against the 7. District.

The Hungarian President of the Republic has vetoed the ratification of the EU-US PNR Agreement

The Hungarian President of the Republic has referred the draft of the Act on ’Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security’ with his comments, to the Hungarian Parliament for reconsideration.

HCLU goes to Constitutional Court

HCLU is appealing to the Constitutional Court requesting to eliminate the rule passed in late October, 2006.

Government sessions still not public – HCLU’s opinion

A new draft law titled ‘governmental structure changes related law modifications’ was presented by the Government on 3 Nov, 2006.