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| Sign the Petition Protesting Anti-Hungarian Measures in Slovakia | | | October 23, 2007 | | Three leading Hungarian-American organizations issued a strongly worded statement to alert public opinion and decision-makers to recent, negative developments in Slovakia. The authors call upon concerned individuals and organizations worldwide to join the campaign protesting the Slovak authorities recent anti-Hungarian measures by SIGNING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. | >>
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| HHRF Benefit Dinner | | | September 4, 2007 | Please join us for a special evening benefitting the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation and the presentation of the Abraham Lincoln Award by the American Hungarian Foundation on September 19, 2007. The evening will benefit the Foundations charitable programs to support these communities to rebuild civil society, promote economic self-reliance and
nurture their traditions of educational and cultural excellence. | >>
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| New Slovak Government Embraces Ultra-Nationalists, Excludes Hungarian Coalition Party | | | July 17, 2006 | | The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) is deeply concerned over the inclusion of right wing extremists in the Slovak government and the exclusion of the Hungarian Coalition Party, which has a proven track-record of responsible governance and longstanding commitment to democracy and reform. Prime Minister Robert Fico has chosen to send the wrong message to the peoples of Slovakia and the world. | >>
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| EU Commissioner for Enlargement Warns Belgrade | | | October 12, 2005 | The European Union can suspend the Stabilization and Association Agreement if Serbia violates human and minority rights, warned Olli Rehn, in a speech before the Vojvodina Provincial Assembly in Ujvidek/Novi Sad on October 11. Official talks on signing the Agreement began Monday in Belgrade.
"Compliance with the norms established in the agreement guarantee the protection and quality of life of society’s most vulnerable members. That is why human and minority rights have to be respected, a fundamental political criteria in Europe […] I hope that those in positions of authority will condemn all aggressive manifestations and strive to create better relations between ethnic groups," said Rehn. | >>
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| District Prosecutor Files Charges against Gabriella Agoston and Gabor Nemes of Subotica, Serbia | | Defendants Released from "Preliminary" Detention | | September 27, 2005 | | Gabriella Agoston, lawyer, and Gabor Nemes businessman of Subotica/Szabadka, in Vojvodina Province, Serbia, were released on Monday, September 19, after several months of illegal detention. The court decision acknowledged, among others, that their incarceration violated the European Convention on Human Rights. Concurrently, the Subotica District Prosecutor filed charges against Agoston, former town clerk and Nemes, a director of the Subiro Company, for their 1997 role in a business venture between the latter and the municipality. | >>
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| Ethnic Hungarian Party Barred from June 2004 Romanian Local Elections | | | May 15, 2004 | | The Hungarian Civic Alliance, a legally registered Hungarian minority organization in Romania, was deliberately excluded from this year’s local elections due to the continuous obstacles posed by the government apparatus. During the six months leading up to the elections, which took place on June 6, 2004, the Romanian government thwarted every effort made by the Alliance to run for office. | >>
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| Six Human Rights Violations against the 1.5 Million Hungarians of Romania | | | February 2, 2004 | | In October 2003, the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) submitted a written statement to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe at a briefing entitled “Romania: Moving Toward NATO and the EU.” The following is an update of that document and offers an overview of the current, chief shortcomings in instituting genuine respect for the rights of Romania’s 1.5 million ethnic Hungarians. | >>
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| Romania: Moving Toward NATO and the EU | | | October 1, 2003 | Statement of László Hámos, President Hungarian Human Rights Foundation at a Briefing on Romania: Moving Toward NATO and the EU
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