Hunor Kelemen, President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) and Loránt Vincze, RMDSZ’s Member of the European Parliament representing the largest national minority in Romania, the 1.2 million-strong ethnic Hungarian community, will visit Washington D.C. from November 27 to December 2 at the invitation of the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation.… Read More
Financial Times: “Ukraine open to minority rights concessions in quest to join EU”
The September 12, Financial Times article “Ukraine open to minority rights concessions in quest to join EU” addresses one of Ukraine’s major hurdles to EU membership. Read the full text below with HHRF commentary, fact checks and context.… Read More
Council of Europe’s Venice Commission Publishes Opinion on Ukraine’s New Law on National Minorities (Communities)
The New York–based Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) has prepared the below summary of the Venice Commission’s June 12 Opinion on Ukraine’s Law on National Minorities (communities), providing commentary and context of the findings where applicable.… Read More
European Parliament Conference: Minority Rights in the EU Enlargement Process
Opportunity to hear from leaders of the Hungarian and Romanian minorities of Ukraine in a European Parliament Conference:
Minority Rights in the EU Enlargement Process
Organized by Lóránt Vincze, MEP and the Minority Intergroup in the European Parliament,
on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 10 am to 12 pm EST,
in Brussels and online.… Read More
Hungarian minorities need your help
The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) – and the Hungarian minority communities we serve – met this year’s challenges with ingenuity and determination.
As we marked 46 years of service in 2022, the fate of the Hungarian communities in Ukraine, Romania, and Slovakia dominated the news and our focus of activities. … Read More
Ukrainian Town Officials Remove Hungarian Minority Symbol
Unnecessary Provocation against the Transcarpathian Hungarian Minority On October 13, the Turul statue was removed suddenly from the obelisk of Mukachevo (Munkács) Castle by the Executive Committee of the Mukachevo City Council.¹ By October 25, the three-pronged harpoon serving as … Read More
4 Achievements Made Possible with Your Support
The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) has partnered with Hungarian American Coalition (HAC) and Carpathian Foundation to purchase and deliver a mobile medical pediatric unit to Odessa Memorial Hospital, which arrived in the southern Ukraine city on August 3rd.… Read More
Hungarian Human Rights Foundation Donates Emergency Medical Unit for Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis
July 20 New York, NY – The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) has collected $32,000 in donations, which will be used to purchase a mobile medical pediatric inpatient unit to provide pediatric medical care in Ukraine. The humanitarian assistance is … Read More
Humanitarian Aid Sent to Refugees from Ukraine
Magyarul JUST IN: Gov. George Pataki Leads Delegation to Aid the Refugee Crisis at Hungarian-Ukrainian Border, writes the New York Post. Four Charities Receive Aid So Far HHRF is working closely with several organizations and institutions, to help alleviate the pain of … Read More