DUBLIN / LONDON / NEW YORK – In response to revelations that a U.S. government program known as “PRISM” gives the United States National Security Agency unprecedented access to the servers of major technology companies, an international group of Civil Liberties Organisations issued the following joint statement:

On June 13, 2013 the trial of the actio popularis against the Heves County Police begins at the County Court of Eger. The lawsuit was initiated by the HCLU against the Police for discriminating against the Roma in Gyöngyöspata based on their ethnicity and skin color during and following the extremist “patrols” of 2011. At stake: will the court hold the state responsible for the discriminative treatment of the Roma?

As the Fidesz government dismantles Hungary's political and constitutional system Gábor Attila Tóth, the Head of the HCLU considers the influence of international institutions and the efficacy of domestic, democratic resources far from exhausted. On the contrary, the role played by both will likely be decisive. See the article in German on the Eurozine.

When the Fundamental Law came into force, HCLU publicly voiced its worries about the constitutional clause on the protection of the fetus which could lead to restrictions on abortion. The Fundamental Law states that along with the right to life and human dignity the fetus shall be protected from conception. The law on abortion has not been changed, however, the government has, through legal and non-legal means, tried to influence pregnant women which has come to undermine the right to self-determination. HCLU calls attention to the emerging problem with the following summary.

A TASZ véleményezte azt a 2013. május 23-án közzétett BM rendelettervezetet, amely módosítja a gyülekezési joghoz kapcsolódó rendőrségi feladatokról szóló hatályos BM rendeletet.A TASZ álláspontja szerint a tervezet több szempontból is elhibázott, átgondolatlan, ezért annak visszavonását javasoljuk.A részletes álláspontunkat itt elolvashatja.A BM rendelettervezetét innen töltheti le.

HCLU and K-monitor provided expert opinion on the government’s draft law on whistleblower protection.