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.
The Worst EU Lobbying Award will be presented again this year. Winners will be announced in two separate categories at the end of the year.
HCLU has received an amount of 1 315 925 HUF from the 1% of taxpayers paid income tax - according to the Act CXXVI of 1996 On the Use of a Specified Amount of Personal Income Tax in Accordance with the Taxpayer's Instruction that allows taxpayers to allocate a certain percentage of their previous year's paid income tax to beneficiaries entitled to receive such funds.
HCLU won the case against the Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement according to the Budapest Capital Court's decision of first instance.
The Budapest Capital Court's competent council has changed the decision of the court of first instance and immediately released the two commentators of Tilos Radio.
28th September is the ‘Right to Know Day’ in 90 countries around the world. The idea was born on 28 September, 2002, on an international meeting of Freedom of Information organizations in Sofia, Bulgaria. On that day, Freedom of Information Advocates (FOIA) Network was also founded with the aim of promoting the individual right of access to information and open, transparent governance.
HCLU and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee have jointly written an open letter to the Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement, President of The Supreme Court and to the State Attorney regarding police abuses during the recent riots and demonstrations in Budapest.