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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide:
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
On
December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
On
July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
On
July 20, 2017, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being
Jurisprudential Guides.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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HUNGARY
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
2 December 1994
Accessed Date:
9 October 2012
Source:
Larousse. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Title:
Hongrie. La politique linguistique à l'égard des minorités nationales.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
16 June 2017
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Hungary. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
1 August 2017
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Hungary. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2016.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
Hungary. Nations in Transit 2017.
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. Amnesty International Annual Report 2016/17: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Title:
European Union: Hungary. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
24 July 2017
Title:
Summary prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) of...
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/25/HUN/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 February 2016
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. Freedom in the World 2017.
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Hungary.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 July 2016
Accessed Date:
24 August 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; race; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Hungary
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
19 January 2017
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Hungary: comments by the State
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant...
Date of Document:
7 February 2017
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
ECRI Report on Hungary (fifth monitoring cycle)
Source:
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Date of Document:
9 June 2015
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; sexual minorities; statistics
Title:
Hungary. Country Report. Non-discrimination. Reporting period 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015.
Source:
European Commission. European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination.
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Act LV of 1993 on the Hungarian Nationality
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Changes in the Hungarian Citizenship Law and adopted on 26 May 2010
Source:
European University Institute. EUDO Citizenship.
Date of Document:
July 2010
Accessed Date:
9 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Identity cards and address cards for nationals and non-nationals, including requirements and procedures to obtain the cards; description of the cards, including information included on the cards.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 July 2015
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Birth certificates, including security features and issuing authority; information on the meaning of 'Place of Origin' on the certificate (2006-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 May 2015
Accessed Date:
29 July 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Country Report: Hungary
Source:
European University Institute. EUDO Citizenship.
Date of Document:
April 2013
Author:
Mária M. Kovács; Judit Tóth
Accessed Date:
16 June 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; labour; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Manufacture, distribution, prevalence and use of fraudulent documents, including police, court, and medical documents; ability of a person to obtain valid identity documents using false information (2012-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 July 2015
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; crime; document fraud; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; minorities; nationality; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; social services
Title:
Tax Identification Numbers (TINs). Country Sheet: Hungary (HU).
Source:
European Commission
Date of Document:
9 July 2015
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Hungary Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Hungary. Election for President of 2 May 2012.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Keywords:
election; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Hungary. Election for Országgyűlés (Hungarian National Assembly) of 6 April 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
16 June 2014
Keywords:
election; political organizations; statistics
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - Hungary Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; citizenship; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; statistics
Title:
The Jobbik Party in Hungary: History and Background
Source:
Human Rights First
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; political activities; political organizations; sexual minorities; statistics
Title:
Information on the Hungarian Self Defence Movement (Magyar Onvedelmi Mozgalom, MÖM) in the Edeleny area, including when they were founded, objective and activities, relationship with the government and police, areas of operation, including operations within and around Edeleny; prejudice of authorities in Edeleny (2014-2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 April 2016
Accessed Date:
24 August 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; minorities; political opposition; statistics
Title:
Hungary. Orszaggyules (National Assembly).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
3 February 2015
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Political Discrimination In Hungary
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
Accessed Date:
15 August 2017
Title:
Hungarian Politics in 2016
Date of Document:
22 January 2017
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Roma political representation, including Roma Councils, mayors of Roma communities, and Roma political parties; activities, mandate, and services provided by these bodies (2015-August 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 August 2017
Accessed Date:
30 August 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Hungary
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
21 April 2017
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Domestic violence, including in Roma communities; implementation of legislation; state protection and support services, including in Miskolc, Debrecen and Budapest (2014-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 July 2015
Accessed Date:
29 July 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; medical records; minorities; police efficacy; police report; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Domestic violence legislation, including implementation and effectiveness (2012-May 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 June 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Hungary. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; race; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Hungary: comments by the State
Date of Document:
6 June 2017
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Hungary. Country Report. Gender Equality. How are EU rules transposed into national law? Reporting period 1 July 2015 – 1 April 2016.
Source:
European Commission. European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination.
Keywords:
children; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Hungary. Compilation of Country Profiles.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Unless Blood Flows: Lack of Protection from Domestic Violence in Hungary
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
November 2013
Accessed Date:
16 June 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; medical records; minorities; nationality; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; witness protection
Title:
Mapping the legislation and assessing the impact of protection orders in the European Member States (POEMS). National Report Hungary.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Situation and treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection, and support services
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 June 2012
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
gender equality; sexual minorities
Title:
Information on legislative changes regarding sexual minorities, including their implementation (July 2012-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 June 2013
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
institutional efficacy; legislation; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Hungary. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe. 6th Edition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
LGBTQI Rights in Hungary. A joint submission by the Hungarian LGBT Alliance, Transvanilla Transgender Association, Háttér Society, Budapest Pride, and Labrisz Lesbian Association. Hungary, UPR 2nd cycle, September 2015.
Source:
Hungarian LGBT Alliance et al.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
children; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; political activities; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Legal protection of LGBT victims of crimes. Implementation of the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime...
Date of Document:
14 April 2015
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Hungary (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Crime situation, including organized crime; police and state response including effectiveness
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 July 2012
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
crime; organized crime; police efficacy; witness protection
Title:
Hungary. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 February 2017
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by Hungary. First evaluation round.
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
Date of Document:
29 May 2015
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Title:
Fourth Evaluation Round. Corruption in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. Evaluation Report: Hungary.
Code:
Greco Eval IV Rep (2014) 10E
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States Against Corruption.
Date of Document:
22 July 2015
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; political activities
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Hungary. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
Hungary: Democracy under Threat. Six Years of Attacks against the Rule of Law.
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
4 November 2016
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. Annex III – National studies hate speech and hate crime. The European legal framework on hate speech, blasphemy and its interaction with freedom of expression.
Source:
European Parliament. Directorate-General for Internal Policies. Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Author:
Emma Psaila et al.
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; legislation; minorities
Title:
Whether doctors are obligated to report serious or crime-related injuries; requirements and procedures to obtain medical reports within Hungary, including who can obtain them; whether they can be obtained from abroad, including requirements and procedures (2013-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 August 2016
Accessed Date:
30 August 2016
Keywords:
medical records
Title:
Whether people possess a medical book(let) that contains their medical history; other types of medical documents; whether people can access medical care outside the area where they have a registered residence
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 July 2012
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; medical records
Title:
Still under threat: The independence of the judiciary and the rule of law in Hungary
Source:
International Bar Association
Date of Document:
October 2015
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; political activities; statistics
Title:
Definition of hate crime according to Hungarian law; recourse available to victims (2015-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 March 2017
Accessed Date:
28 August 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
The Roma Police Officers' Association; its mandate and membership, the type of work that it performs, and whether Roma can file complaints with it
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 April 2009
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; police/security forces
Title:
Police corruption, including complaints mechanisms available to report instances of corruption; police effectiveness, including response to complaints submitted by Roma (2013-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 July 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; police corruption
Title:
Whether a police report can be obtained without the personal attendance of the complainant; information on requirements
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 August 2016
Accessed Date:
30 August 2016
Title:
Information on initiatives to hire Roma police officers, including areas of operation and impact upon Roma access to police services; whether Roma can request to speak to a Roma police officer when filing a report with the police (2014-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2017
Accessed Date:
3 August 2017
Title:
Police response to complaints lodged by Roma citizens; procedures to lodge a complaint against a police officer; alternate complaints mechanisms for human rights violations
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 October 2011
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; race
Title:
Whether police issue a letter to complainants at the close of a police investigation; whether the letter states if complainants can request copies of the investigation file
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 July 2012
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
police report; police/security forces complaints
Title:
Police protection available to Roma in Budapest and Pécs, including effectiveness (2012-January 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 January 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints
Title:
Hungary. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Hungary. Freedom of the Net 2016.
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. International Religious Freedom Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Jobbik Party [The Movement for a Better Hungary, Jobbik Magyarorszagert Mozgalom] and the Hungarian Guard [Magyar Garda], including activities and impact on the government; relationship with the Roma community, including instances of violence...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 July 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; minorities; police efficacy; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Hungary. Assessing the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and the Council Recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States 2016.
Source:
European Commission
Date of Document:
27 June 2016
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
The Housing Rights of Roma in Miskolc, Hungary. Report on the ODIHR Field Assessment Visit to Hungary, 29 June – 1 July 2015.
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
27 April 2016
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Government information on evictions in Miskolc, including support provided to those evicted; information on recourse available to challenge an eviction or seek redress (2016-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2017
Accessed Date:
28 August 2017
Title:
Situation of Roma, including employment, housing, education, healthcare and political participation; whether Roma are required to pay a fee for health services (2013-July 2016).
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 August 2016
Accessed Date:
30 August 2016
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; political activities; race; religion; social services; statistics
Title:
Treatment of Roma and state protection efforts (2013-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 August 2016
Accessed Date:
30 August 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces
Title:
Evictions of Roma in Miskolc, including areas affected and whether notice is given to affected persons; information on recourse and resources available to evicted persons (2014-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 May 2015
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; warrants
Title:
Segregation in Hungary: The Long Road to Infringement
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre
Date of Document:
30 May 2016
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
ERRC submission to the European Commission on the EU Roma Framework (February 2016)
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre
Date of Document:
19 February 2016
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Hungary. Fourth Report on the Execution of the Framework Convention of the Council of Europe for the Protection of National Minorities.
Date of Document:
1 February 2014
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Hate Groups Map. Extremist Groups.
Accessed Date:
16 June 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; map; race; religion; statistics
Title:
III. Legal and Policy Framework: Assessment of the Implementation of ECTHR and EU Standards in Hungary. Pilot report for monitoring the implementation of education policy measures within the Roma Inclusion Strategy in Hungary.
Source:
Desegregation and Action for Roma in Education-Network
Date of Document:
23 January 2015
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; social services; statistics
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
European Union: Freedom of movement, residency and social security regulations for European Union (EU) nationals who move to other EU countries; the situation of Czech, Hungarian, and Slovak nationals who move to other EU countries, including...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 July 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; political activities; statistics
Title:
European Union: Application of the Protocol on Asylum for Nationals of Member States of the European Union (2013-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 July 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; political activities; statistics
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a child to leave the country with one parent (2013-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 July 2015
Accessed Date:
29 July 2015
Keywords:
children; freedom of movement; police/security forces; transport infrastructure
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
Hongrie. La politique linguistique à l'égard des minorités nationales.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
12 December 2015
URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/europe/hongriepolminor.htm
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legislation; minorities; religion; statistics
Title:
Hungary. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
4 August 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hu.html
Accessed Date:
15 August 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Hungary. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2014.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2014
URL:
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2014-2015/europe/hungary.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 July 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; labour; legislation; minorities; social services
Title:
Hungary. Nations in Transit 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2016/hungary
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
children; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; social services; statistics
Title:
Hungary. Amnesty International Annual Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/hungary/report-hungary/
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
children; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; rejected asylum seekers; religion; social services
Title:
Hungary. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/european-union-0#fa79c3
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; Internet; minorities; race; religion
Title:
Hungary. Freedom in the World 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/hungary
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
children; corruption; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Hungary Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/HU.html
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Hungary. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/2016/hungary.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
family law; freedom of assembly; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political organizations; sexual minorities
Title:
Hungary: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258782.htm
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Hungary. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19081
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; organized crime; police efficacy; religion; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
Hungary. WJP Rule of Law Index 2015.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/HUN
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; religion
Title:
Country Report: Hungary. Non-discrimination.
Source:
European Commission
URL:
http://www.equalitylaw.eu/downloads/3734-2015-hu-country-report-ln-final
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; political organizations; race; religion; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Hungary. Freedom of the Net 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2015/hungary
Accessed Date:
3 August 2016
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; freedom of the press; Internet; legal system; legislation; minorities; race; statistics
Title:
Hungary. Freedom of the Press 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/hungary#.VbeVMPlVhHw
Accessed Date:
28 July 2015
Keywords:
freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; legislation; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Hungary. International Religious Freedom Report 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=256197
Accessed Date:
3 August 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; minorities; political activities; political organizations; race; religion; statistics
Title:
Democracy and Human Rights at Stake in Hungary: The Viktor Orbán Government's drive for centralisation of power
Source:
Norwegian Helsinki Committee
URL:
http://nhc.no/filestore/Publikasjoner/Rapporter/2013/Rapport_1_13_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 July 2013
Keywords:
country overview; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; labour; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Report by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his visit to Hungary, from 1 to 4 July 2014
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
16 December 2014
URL:
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=2271691&Site=COE
Accessed Date:
22 July 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Comments of the Hungarian Authorities on the report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, following his visit to Hungary (1 - 4 July 2014)
Code:
CommDH/GovRep(2014)14
Date of Document:
23 December 2014
URL:
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=CommDH/GovRep%282014%2914&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&Site=COE&BackColorInternet=DBDCF2&BackColorIntranet=FDC864&BackColorLogged=FDC864
Accessed Date:
22 July 2015
Keywords:
freedom of the press; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Dispatches: How Hungary's Human Rights Record Got Hammered
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 May 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/05/09/dispatches-how-hungarys-human-rights-record-got-hammered
Accessed Date:
2 August 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Types of passports, including format and numbering; procedures to obtain a passport (2006-March 2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 April 2010
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452909
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
About citizenship, passport and other related issues
Source:
Hungary. Embassy of Hungary in Canberra, Australia.
URL:
http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/AU/en/en_Konzuliinfo/allampolgarsag.htm
Accessed Date:
12 July 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; marriage
Title:
The implementation of the 2009 law allowing police to issue restraining orders at the scene of domestic disputes; restraining orders issued by the courts; police awareness and training on this legislation
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 October 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453609
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; legislation
Title:
Concluding Observations on the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Hungary adopted by the Committee at its fifty fourth session (11 February - 1 March 2013)
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
26 March 2013
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW/C/HUN/CO/7-8&Lang=En
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legislation; marriage; minorities; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Hungary. Wave Report 2014. Specialized Women's Support Services and New Tools for Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Europe.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
URL:
http://fileserver.wave-network.org/researchreports/COUNTRY_REPORT_2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; gender-based violence; social services
Title:
UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice finalizes country mission to Hungary
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
27 May 2016
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20027&LangID=E
Accessed Date:
19 August 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; political activities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
The police force, including its structure, training and programs regarding minorities, including Roma recruitment programs
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 October 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453602
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
police/security forces
Title:
Balancing Act: Hungary's challenge to the EU.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
29 September 2015
URL:
https://cpj.org/reports/2015/09/press-freedom-at-risk-europe-chapter-1-sidebar-hungary-challenge.php
Accessed Date:
3 August 2016
Keywords:
election; freedom of the press; legal system; legislation; statistics
Title:
Roma Matrix country report: Hungary
Source:
University of Salford Manchester; University of York
Date of Document:
July 2014
URL:
https://romamatrix.eu/hungary-country-report
Accessed Date:
23 July 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Information about the organization Fovárosi Roma Nemzetiségi Önkormányzat (FRNO); including mandate and activities, chairperson's name, address and location; information about the organization's letterhead, verification activities, and process to obtain a verification letter (2015).
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 December 2015
URL:
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456268&pls=1
Accessed Date:
24 August 2016
Keywords:
political organizations
Title:
Hungary. Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review.
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre
Date of Document:
September 2015
URL:
http://www.errc.org/cms/upload/file/hungary-submission-un-upr-september-2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; minorities; nationality; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; race; social services; statistics
Title:
The European Union and Roma – Factsheet Hungary
Source:
European Commission. Directorate-General for Justice.
Date of Document:
4 April 2014
URL:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/files/roma_country_factsheets_2014/hungary_en.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 June 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; labour; minorities; social services; statistics
Title:
Hungary. Progress Report 2014.
URL:
http://www.romadecade.org/cms/upload/file/9811_file8_hu-2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 August 2016
Keywords:
children; election; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Summary prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) of...
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/25/HUN/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 February 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/A/HRC/WG.6/25/HUN/3
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Hungary
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
19 January 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/34/52/Add.2
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Hungary: comments by the State
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/34/52/Add.4
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant...
Date of Document:
7 February 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CCPR/C/HUN/6
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Tax Identification Numbers (TINs). Country Sheet: Hungary (HU).
Source:
European Commission
Date of Document:
9 July 2015
URL:
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_HU_en.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. Orszaggyules (National Assembly).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
3 February 2015
URL:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2141.htm
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Political Discrimination In Hungary
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
URL:
http://www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/elemzes/265/political_discrimination_in_hungary.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 August 2017
Title:
Hungarian Politics in 2016
Date of Document:
22 January 2017
URL:
http://www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/elemzes/262/hungarian_politics_in2016_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Roma political representation, including Roma Councils, mayors of Roma communities, and Roma political parties; activities, mandate, and services provided by these bodies (2015-August 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 August 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457171
Accessed Date:
30 August 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Hungary
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
21 April 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/35/29/Add.1
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Hungary: comments by the State
Date of Document:
6 June 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/35/29/Add.4
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Hungary. Compilation of Country Profiles.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://fileserver.wave-network.org/researchreports/WAVEReport2015_Compilation_Country_Profiles.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Mapping the legislation and assessing the impact of protection orders in the European Member States (POEMS). National Report Hungary.
Date of Document:
February 2015
URL:
http://poems-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Hungary.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 July 2017
Title:
Legal protection of LGBT victims of crimes. Implementation of the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime...
Date of Document:
14 April 2015
URL:
http://en.hatter.hu/publications/legal-protection-of-lgbt-victims-of-crimes
Accessed Date:
24 August 2017
Title:
Hungary: Democracy under Threat. Six Years of Attacks against the Rule of Law.
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
4 November 2016
URL:
https://www.fidh.org/en/region/europe-central-asia/hungary/hungary-new-report-denounces-six-years-of-attacks-against-the-rule-of
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Definition of hate crime according to Hungarian law; recourse available to victims (2015-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 March 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456990
Accessed Date:
28 August 2017
Title:
Information on initiatives to hire Roma police officers, including areas of operation and impact upon Roma access to police services; whether Roma can request to speak to a Roma police officer when filing a report with the police (2014-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457028
Accessed Date:
3 August 2017
Title:
Hungary. Assessing the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and the Council Recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States 2016.
Source:
European Commission
Date of Document:
27 June 2016
URL:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/files/roma-report-2016_en.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
The Housing Rights of Roma in Miskolc, Hungary. Report on the ODIHR Field Assessment Visit to Hungary, 29 June – 1 July 2015.
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
27 April 2016
URL:
http://www.osce.org/odihr/262026?download=true
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Government information on evictions in Miskolc, including support provided to those evicted; information on recourse available to challenge an eviction or seek redress (2016-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457029
Accessed Date:
28 August 2017
Title:
Segregation in Hungary: The Long Road to Infringement
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre
Date of Document:
30 May 2016
URL:
http://www.errc.org/blog/segregation-in-hungary-the-long-road-to-infringement/106
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
Title:
Hungary. Fourth Report on the Execution of the Framework Convention of the Council of Europe for the Protection of National Minorities.
Date of Document:
1 February 2014
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/16802f28a9
Accessed Date:
26 July 2017
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