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February 02, 2010, 10:35 CET
Ombudsman proposes setting up House of Minorities
Hungary's minority ombudsman Erno Kallai on Monday proposed establishing a House of Minorities to halt the assimilation of national and ethnic minorities and protect their cultural assets. A recent survey covering all the 13 officially recognised minorities, showed major shortcomings... [read complete entry]
October 14, 2009, 09:45 CET
European human rights commissioner visits Hungary
The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner visited Hungary on Tuesday and met Erno Kallai, Hungary's minority rights ombudsman and other senior officials to review the situation of the country's Roma. Thomas Hammarberg is on a fact-finding mission to examining... [read complete entry]
September 16, 2009, 09:50 CET
Minority ombudsman briefs parliament on abuses
Minority Ombudsman Erno Kallai noted instances of misconduct and possible misuse of funding by minority institutions in his report on his office's activities in 2008 to a Parliamentary committee on Tuesday. Briefing the human rights, minority, civilian and religious affairs... [read complete entry]
August 13, 2009, 09:16 CET
President meets young survivor of Roma murder in hospital
The Kisléta girl whose mother was murdered nine days ago is no longer in a critical condition, President László Sólyom told reporters after he and ethnic minority rights ombudsman Ernő Kállai visited her at Jósa András hospital in Nyíregyháza yesterday.... [read complete entry]
March 02, 2009, 07:38 CET
President says "political correctness" holding Hungarian Roma back
Hungary's Roma are victim to a politically correct culture, a road which is paved with good intentions but leads nowhere; the Roma issue is something which must be spoken about openly and honestly, President Laszlo Solyom said in an interview... [read complete entry]
March 02, 2009, 07:15 CET
Minority ombudsman decries "cold war" between Roma and rest of society
Hungary's mainstream and the Roma are locked into a "cold war", Hungary's minority ombudsman said in an interview to Saturday's Nepszava.... [read complete entry]
February 24, 2009, 11:08 CET
Ombudsman says politicians should act now to protect Roma
Hungary's political class must act now in order to enact legislation which affords better protection for the country's minorities, including the Roma, the minority ombudsman said in a address to parliament on Tuesday.... [read complete entry]
December 04, 2008, 07:13 CET
Ombudsman claims parties unwilling to grant minority representation
It is by now clear that Hungary's political elite is unwilling to grant parliamentary representation to the 13 national and ethnic minorities living in the country, minority ombudsman Erno Kallai said in Budapest on Wednesday.... [read complete entry]
November 24, 2008, 02:16 CET
Roma groups say anti-Gypsy violence linked to rightist groups
Hungary's police have stepped up an investigation into a spate of attacks against Roma residents which have prompted concerns that the increase in violence against the Roma is connected to the rise in radical nationalism in the country.... [read complete entry]
August 27, 2008, 09:07 CET
Ombudsman proposes new legal path to hate-speech regulation
An amendment to existing legislation rather than a stand-alone law seen as best way to enact measures restricting speech. [read complete entry]
June 02, 2008, 10:41 CET
US ambassador denounces racism in Hungary
Foley says racist comments can be made "without consequences," discusses efforts to increase minority representation in Parliament. [read complete entry]
January 10, 2008, 09:40 CET
Gyurcsány calls for positive attitude to Roma
"I am deeply committed to integration, but first changes in mentality must come," Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány stressed at a conference on the education of Roma people on Wednesday. He said "to be a Roma brings several disadvantages, as poverty... [read complete entry]
December 13, 2007, 10:35 CET
President condemns Hungarian Guard amid wider calls
In an open letter, President László Sólyom condemned the anti-Gypsy march held by the Hungarian Guard over the weekend. [read complete entry]
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