The Hungarian Supreme Court has once again nullified certain sections of a regulation issued by the municipality of Budapest that marks the illicit zones where sleeping on the street may be punished. HCLU is concerned because, as in the case of its earlier decision, the court has again raised only formal objections, without challenging those aspects of the regulation that violate human dignity. HCLU had affirmed in an earlier statement that the criminalization of homelessness not only violates human dignity but also lacks social sensitivity, being inhuman as well as totally nonsensical.More:http://hvg.hu/itthon/20150120_Dontott_a_Kuria_megsem_tilthatjak_ki_eges

If you thought the simple consumption of a joint couldn't land you in front of a judge, you were wrong. Domokos's story is a case in point.

If you thought the simple consumption of a joint couldn't land you in front of a judge, you were wrong. Domonkos's story is a case in point.

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has commemorated last week's tragedy in Paris in two articles.

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has commemorated last week's tragedy in Paris in two articles. In advocating for the universal inviolability of the freedom of speech and of the press, HCLU stands against the intensification of populist, anti-immigration voices, and has also made it clear that extremist statements and acts in response to the attacks only play into the hands of terrorists.More:http://ataszjelenti.blog.hu/2015/01/13/ahmed_es_charlie_vagyok

On Tuesday, November 18th, a representative of the ACLU, CCLA, CELS, EIPR, HCLU, KHRC, LRC and Liberty, who are part of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO), made a presentation at a public hearing on the right to protest organized by Brazil’s Federal Attorney General’s Office and Sao Paulo State’s prosecutors’ office. The purpose of the hearing was to exchange data, information, criticism and proposals related to exercising that right.