{"id":3337,"date":"2018-03-13T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardcore-hodgkin.138-201-31-57.plesk.page\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2024-07-31T08:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T08:32:40","slug":"797-in-solidarity-with-civil-society-in-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/el\/news\/item\/797-in-solidarity-with-civil-society-in-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"IN SOLIDARITY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN HUNGARY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IN SOLIDARITY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN HUNGARY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to Parliament a proposed legislative pack of three laws, commonly referred to as \u201cStop Soros\u201d. The newly proposed legislation would further restrict Hungarian civil society ability to carry out their work, by requiring organisations that \u201csupport migration\u201d to obtain national security clearance and a government permit to perform basic functions. The proposed law would also require organisations to pay a tax of 25% of any foreign funding aimed at \u201csupporting migration\u201d.
Failure to do so, would subject them to steps so serious that they could lead to exorbitant fines, bankruptcy, and the dissolving of the NGO involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These come in a context of already shrinking space for civil society in Hungary and contravene Hungary\u2019s obligations under international law to protect the right to freedom of association, expression and movement.
We believe the new proposals represent the latest initiative in the Hungarian government\u2019s escalating effort to crackdown on the legitimate work of civil society groups in Hungary seeking to promote and defend human rights, provide legal and social services to people in need in the country, and publicly express dissenting opinions in the press and online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As defenders of rights and freedoms, we want people everywhere to be able to speak out without being attacked, threatened or jailed. Open debate on matters relating to government policies and practice is necessary in every society, and human rights defenders should not face criminalization for voicing their sometimes dissenting voices. Countries need to put laws in place which keep human rights defenders safe from harm, rather than introducing repressive laws that aim to silence those who speak out.
Human rights defenders defend the rights of people in their own communities and their countries, and in doing so they protect all of our rights, globally. Human rights defenders are often the last line of defense for a free and just society and undertake immense personal risks and sacrifices to do their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stand in solidarity with civil society and human rights defenders in Hungary.
They are courageous people, committed to creating a fairer society. Without their courage, the world we live in would be less fair, less just and less equal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) is one of many organizations which lend their unconditional support to the effort to defend NGOs and human rights in Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are calling on the Hungarian Parliament to reject the proposed laws in their entirety and let the NGOs and defenders continue their work, instead of defending themselves against such attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below listed organizations declare their support and solidarity with non-governmental organizations and human rights defenders in Hungary:
o ILGA \u2013 Europe
o Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties)
o Human Rights Watch
o AEDH \u2013 Association Europ\u00e9enne de Droits de l\u2019Homme
o FIDH, within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
o World Organisation against Torture, within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
o Light for the World
o Funders\u2019 Initiative for Civil Society
o Urgent Action Fund for Women\u2019s Human Rights
o CONCORD \u2013 European Confederation of Relief and development NGOs
o Human Rights First
o Transgender Europe
o Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe
o International Civil Society Centre
o Reporters sans Fronti\u00e8res
o ENAR \u2013 European Network Against Racism
o European Volunteer Centre
o Civil Society Europe
o EuroMed Rights
o Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
o Protection International \u2013 Belgium
o \u00e7avaria vzw \u2013 Belgium
o 11.11.11. \u2013 Belgium
o Artsen zonder Vakantie \u2013 Belgium
o Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen \u2013 Belgium
o Liga voor mensenrechten \u2013 Belgium
o WWF Belgium \u2013 Belgium
o ACAT \u2013 Belgique\/ Belgie\/ Belgium
o Volonteurope \u2013 Belgium \u2013 Belgium
o CROSOL \u2013 Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity \u2013 Croatia
o Centre for Peace Studies from Zagreb \u2013 Croatia
o GONG \u2013 Croatia
o Brod Ecological Society-BED \u2013 Croatia
o Documenta \u2013 Center for Dealing with the Past \u2013 Croatia
o CESI-Center for Education, Counselling and Research \u2013 Croatia
o Human Rights House Zagreb \u2013 Croatia
o Rehabilitation center for stress and trauma \u2013 Croatia
o Adra \u010cesk\u00e1 republika \u2013 Czech Republic
o Open Society Fund\/ Nadace OSF Praha \u2013 Czech Republic
o Transparency International \u010cR\u2013 Czech Republic
o \u010clov\u011bk v t\u00edsni \u2013 People in Need \u2013 Czech Republic
o Forum 2000 \u2013 The Forum 2000 Foundation \u2013 Czech Republic
o META \u2013 Spole\u010dnost pro p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitosti mlad\u00fdch migrant\u016f \u2013 Association for opportunities of young migrants \u2013 Czech Republic
o Most pro o.p.s. \u2013 poradna pro cizince \u2013 Czech Republic
o SIMI \u2013 Sdru\u017een\u00ed pro integraci a migraci \u2013 Association for integration and migration- Czech Republic
o Glopolis \u2013 Glopolis \u2013 Czech Republic
o Centrum pro integraci cizinc\u016f \u2013 Centre for Integration of Foreigners \u2013 Czech Republic
o Diakonie (\u010ceskobratrsk\u00e9 c\u00edrkve evangelick\u00e9) \u2013 Diaconia (Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren) \u2013 Czech Republic
o Most \u2013 Czech Republic
o Konsorcium nevl\u00e1dn\u00edch organizac\u00ed pracuj\u00edc\u00edch s migranty \u2013 Consortium of Migrants Assisting Organizations \u2013 Czech Republic
o DEMAS \u2013 Association for Democracy Assistance and Human Rights \u2013 Asociace pro podporu demokracie a lidsk\u00fdch pr\u00e1v \u2013 Czech Republic
o Pavel Havlicek, Analyst at the Research Centre, Association for International Affairs Prague \u2013 Czech Republic
o Organizace pro pomoc uprchl\u00edk\u016fm \u2013 Organization for aid to refugees
o Denmark Nyt Europa \u2013 Denmark
o Kehitysmaayhdistys P\u00e4\u00e4skyt ry \u2013 Finland
o Suomen Pakolaisapu | Finnish Refugee Council \u2013 Finland
o ETMU ry (Society for the Study of Ethnic Relations and International Migration) \u2013 Finland
o Suomen Nuorisoyhteisty\u00f6 \u2013 Allianssi ry \u2013 Finland
o Suomen Setlementtiliitto \u2013 Finland
o Ensi- ja turvakotien liitto \u2013 Finland
o Suomen Mielenterveysseura ry \u2013 Finland
o Ihmisoikeusliitto ry \u2013 Finnish League for Human Rights \u2013 Finland
o Kehitysyhteisty\u00f6j\u00e4rjest\u00f6jen EU-yhdistys Kehys ry \u2013 The Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU Kehys \u2013 Finland
o Vammaisten perus- ja ihmisoikeusj\u00e4rjest\u00f6 Kynnys ry \u2013 Finland
o Suomen somalialaisten liitto \u2013 Finland
o Seta LGBTIQ Rights in Finland \u2013 Finland
o Trasek ry \u2013 Finland
o LSVD \u2013 Germany
o HES \u2013 Germany
o ADRA Deutschland e.V \u2013 Germany
o BAfF e.V.-Bundesweite Arbeitsgemeinschaft Psychosozialer Zentren f\u00fcr Fl\u00fcchtlinge und Folteropfer \u2013 Germany
o Forum Menschenrechte \u2013 Germany
o VENRO \u2013 Verband Entwicklungspolitik und humanit\u00e4re Hilfe deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen e.V. \u2013 Germany
o Solidarit\u00e4tsdienst International e.V. (SODI) \u2013 Germany
o Adivasi-Koordination in Deutschland e.V. \u2013 Germany
o ACAT-Deutschland e.V. \u2013 Germany
o Missions\u00e4rztliches Institut W\u00fcrzburg \u2013 Germany
o Deutsches Medikamenten-Hilfswerk action medeor e.V. \u2013 Germany
o Deutsche Kommission Justitia et Pax \u2013 Germany
o Germanwatch e.V. \u2013 Germany
o Welthaus Bielefeld e.V. \u2013 Germany
o Civil Liberties Union for Europe e.V.\u201d \u2013 Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

o Greek Council for Refugees \u2013Greece
o CILD \u2013 Italian Civil Liberties Advocacy Coalition \u2013 Italy
o Dr Andrea Gullotta, Memorial Italia \u2013 Italy
o Antigone \u2013 Italy
o Front Line Defenders \u2013 Ireland
o Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation \u2013 Ireland
o Christian Aid Ireland \u2013 Ireland
o Transgender Equality Network Ireland \u2013 Ireland
o Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation \u2013 Latvia
o Latvia\u2019s Association for Family Planning and Sexual Health \u2013 Latvia
o ASTI (Association de Soutien aux Travailleurs Immigr\u00e9s) \u2013 Luxembourg
o Passerell \u2013 Luxembourg
o ACAT Luxemburg \u2013 Luxembourg
o Reech eng Hand \u2013 Luxembourg
o Caritas Luxembourg \u2013 Luxembourg
o Aidsfonds \u2013 Netherlands
o Amsterdamse Diakonie \u2013 Netherlands
o Article 19 \u2013 Netherlands
o ASKV \u2013 Steunpunt Vluchtelingen \u2013 Netherlands
o Blikopeners \u2013 Netherlands
o Civicus \u2013 Netherlands
o Clara Wichmannfonds \u2013 Netherlands
o Dance4Life \u2013 Netherlands
o Dutch section of the International Commission of Jurists (NJCM) \u2013 Netherlands
o Free Press Unlimited \u2013 Netherlands
o Humanistisch Verbond \u2013 Netherlands
o Humanity House \u2013 Netherlands
o IMMO \u2013 instituut voor Mensenrechten en Medisch Onderzoek \u2013 Netherlands
o INLIA \u2013 International Network of Local Initiatives with Asylumseekers \u2013 Netherlands
o Justice and Peace Project \u2013 Netherlands
o KOMPASS \u2013 Netherlands
o La Strada \u2013 Netherlands
o Libereco \u2013 Partnership for Human Rights \u2013 Netherlands
o Milieudefensie \u2013 Netherlands
o Movies that Matter \u2013 Netherlands
o Netherlands Helsinki Committee \u2013 Netherlands
o Foundation Max van der Stoel \u2013 Netherlands
o NVJ \u2013 Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten \u2013 Netherlands
o Oxfam \u2013 Netherlands
o Partizan Publik \u2013 Netherlands
o Pax \u2013 Netherlands
o Power of Art House \u2013 Netherlands
o Privacy First \u2013 Netherlands
o Prospector \u2013 Netherlands
o Stichting LOS \u2013 Landelijk Ongedocumenteerden Steunpunt \u2013 Netherlands
o Stichting Vluchteling \u2013 Netherlands
o Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten \u2013 UAF \u2013 Netherlands
o The Amsterdam Gay Pride \u2013 Netherlands
o The Hague Peace Projects \u2013 Netherlands
o Transnational Institute (TNI) \u2013 Netherlands
o VLot \u2013 fonds voor vluchtelingen \u2013 Netherlands
o VluchtelingenWerk NL \u2013 Netherlands
o L\u2019Association Marocaine des Droits de l\u2019Homme (AMDH) \u2013 Morocco
o Fundacja im. Stefana Batorego \u2013 Poland
o Sie\u0107 Obywatelska Watchdog Polska \u2013 Poland
o Projekt: Polska \u2013 Poland
o Stowarzyszenie przeciw Antysemityzmowi i Ksenofobii Otwarta Rzeczpospolita \u2013 Poland
o Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej \u2013 Poland
o Instytut Spraw Publicznych \u2013 Poland
o Fundacja ePa\u0144stwo \u2013 Poland
o Panoptykon \u2013 Poland
o Polskie Towarzystwo Prawa Antydyskryminacyjnego \u2013 Poland
o Fundacja Pole Dialogu \u2013 Poland
o Polski Instytut Praw Cz\u0142owieka I Biznesu \u2013 Poland
o Stowarzyszenie Willa Decjusza \u2013 Poland
o Pracownia Bada\u0144 i Innowacji Spo\u0142ecznych \u201cStocznia \u2013 Poland
o Towarzystwo Edukacji Antydyskryminacyjnej \u2013 Poland
o Fundacja Autonomia \u2013 Poland
o Stowarzyszenie Klon\/Jawor \u2013 Poland
o Ma\u0142opolskie Towarzystwo O\u015bwiatowe z Nowego S\u0105cza \u2013 Poland
o Fundacja Ari Ari \u2013 Poland
o Og\u00f3lnopolska Federacja Organizacji Pozarz\u0105dowych \u2013 Poland
o Instytut Prawa i Spo\u0142ecze\u0144stwa \u2013 Poland
o Fundacja Partners Polska \u2013 Poland
o Helsi\u0144ska Fundacja Praw Cz\u0142owieka \u2013 Poland
o Grupy Zagranica \u2013 Poland
o The Unit for Social Innovation & Research Shipyard \u2013 Poland
o INPRIS \u2013 Institute for Law and Society \u2013 Poland
o National Federation of Polish NGOs \u2013 Poland
o Centre for International Relations (CIR) \u2013 Poland
o Citizens Network Watchdog Poland \u2013 Poland
o Institute of Public Affairs \u2013 Poland
o Association against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia Open Republic \u2013 Poland
o Stefan Batory Foundation \u2013 Poland
o Danuta Przywara, President of the Board, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights \u2013 Poland
o Ini\u021biativa Rom\u00e2nia \u2013 Romania
o NGOs Federation for Children Romania \u2013 Romania
o RISE Romania \u2013 Romania
o Resource Center for Public Participation \u2013 CeRe (Romania) \u2013 Romania
o FONSS (The Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations for Social Services) \u2013 Romania
o Gabriela Tudor Foundation \u2013 Romania
o Mediawise Society Association \u2013 Romania
o The Civil Society Development Foundation \u2013 Romania
o Expert Forum \u2013 Romania
o Center for Independent Journalism \u2013 Romania
o Federatia Organizatiilor Neguvernamentale pentru Copil \u2013 Romania
o Asociatia One World Romania \u2013 Romania
o Asociatia Militia Spirituala \u2013 Romania
o ActiveWatch \u2013 Romania
o CENTRAS \u2013 Romania
o Asociatia Pro Democratia \u2013 Romania
o Agen\u021bia Impreuna \u2013 Romania
o Fundatia Estuar \u2013 Romania
o Dizabnet \u2013 Federatia prestatorilor pentru persoane cu dizabilitati \u2013 Romania
o The Swedish Organisation for Individual Relief \u2013 Romania
o Alaturi de Voi Romania \u2013 Romania
o Moscow Helsinki Group \u2013 Russia
o Igor Vladimirovich Batov, Chairman of the Council of the Pskov Regional Environmental Rights Human Rights Movement \u02baFree Coast\u02ba, a member of the Public Chamber of the Pskov region \u2013 Russia
o Andrei Suslov, Center for Citizanship Education and Human Rights, Perm \u2013 Russia
o Evdokimova Natalia Leonidovna, Human Rights Council of St. Petersburg \u2013 Russia
o Lilia Shibanova, member of the Moscow Helsinki Group- Russia
o Bureau for Regional Outreach Campaigns \u2013 BROC Vladivostok, Russia
o Pride Kosice \u2013 Slovakia
o Central European Forum \u2013 Slovakia
o Human Rights League \u2013 Slovakia
o Slovak Humanitarian Council \u2013 Slovakia
o People in Need Slovakia \u2013 Slovakia
o Via Iuris \u2013 Slovakia
o Inakos\u0165 \u2013 Slovakia
o Transfuzia \u2013 Slovakia
o Bi-centrum \u2013 Slovakia
o EduRoma \u2013 Slovakia
o Centrum komunitneho organizovania \u2013 Centre for Community Organizing \u2013 Slovakia
o SLOGA, platforma nevladnih organizacij za razvoj, globalno u\u010denje in humanitarno pomo\u010d \u2013 Slovenia
o Dru\u0161tvo Odnos \u2013 Slovenia
o Mirovni in\u0161titut \u2013 Slovenia
o Kulturno-umetni\u0161ko dru\u0161tvo Mre\u017ea \u2013 Slovenia
o Dru\u0161tvo za uveljavljanje enakosti in pluralnosti Vita Activa \u2013 Slovenia
o Dru\u0161tvo informacijski center Legebitra \u2013 Slovenia
o TransAkcija \u2013 Slovenia
o Society for awareness raising and protection \u2013 center of antidiscrimination (OVCA) \u2013 Slovenia
o Dru\u0161tvo za nenasilno komunikacijo \u2013 Association for nonviolent communications \u2013 Slovenia
o Focus, dru\u0161tvo za sonaraven razvoj \u2013 Focus, association for sustainable development \u2013 Slovenia
o Rights International Spain \u2013 Spain
o Asociaci\u00f3n Kat\u00edo \u2013 Spain
o Ecologistas en Acci\u00f3n \u2013 Spain
o AIETI \u2013 Asociacion de Investigacion y Especializacion Sobre Temas Iberoamericanos
o APDHE \u2013 Spain
o ICID \u2013 Spain
o Comit\u00e9 Monse\u00f1or \u00d3scar Romero de Madrid \u2013 Spain
o Mujeres de Negro contra la Guerra \u2013 Madrid \u2013 Spain
o Acci\u00f3n Verapaz \u2013 Spain
o Colectivo Ansur \u2013 Spain
o Calala Fondo de Mujeres \u2013 Spain
o Global Witness \u2013 Spain
o Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) \u2013 Switzerland
o ACAT-Schweiz Suisse Svizzera \u2013 Switzerland
o Syrian Organisation for Human Rights, Swasiah
o Pylyp Orlyk Institute of Democracy \u2013 Ukraine
o La Strada \u2013 Ukraine
o Kharkiv Human Rights Group \u2013 Ukraine
o Suspilni Ekolohichni Initsiatyvy \u2013 Ukraine
o Kharkiv Regional Foundation \u201cPublic Alternative\u201d \u2013 Ukraine
o Human Rights Information Centre \u2013 Ukraine
o Kyiv Educational Centre \u201cProstir Tolerantnosti\u201d \u2013 Ukraine
o Human Rights Centre \u201cAll Rights\u201d \u2013 Ukraine
o Ternopil Human Rights Group \u2013 Ukraine
o Vostok SOS \u2013 Ukraine
o EHA \u201cGreen World\u201d \u2013 Ukraine
o Adaptatsiynyi Cholovichyi Tsentr \u2013 Ukraine
o Helsinski Initiative \u2013 XXI \u2013 Ukraine
o Center for Civil Liberties \u2013 Ukraine
o Ekolohichna Hrupa Pechenihy \u2013 Ukraine
o Romano radio Chiriklo \u2013 Ukraine
o Civil Initiative Center \u2013 Ukraine
o Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York \u2013 United Kingdom
o CIVILIS Derechos Humanos \u2013 Venezuela
o Acci\u00f3n Solidaria on HIV\/aids \u2013 Venezuela
o Asociaci\u00f3n Civil Fuerza, Uni\u00f3n, Justicia, Solidaridad y Paz \u2013 Venezuela
o Programa de Educaci\u00f3n-Acci\u00f3n en Derechos Humanos \u2013 Venezuela
o Centro Comunitario de Aprendizaje \u2013 Venezuela
o Comit\u00e9 de Familiares de V\u00edctimas de los Sucesos de Febrero y Marzo de 1989 \u2013 Venezuela
o Centro de Justicia y Paz \u2013 Venezuela<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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