HUNGARY: DETERIORATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

After losing ground on its most repressive practices against asylum seekers, including refoulement in Serbia, Hungary has passed a new law came into force on 1 July, which pushed back their rights.

A note in English from Hungarian Helsinki Committee summarizes them:

• expanding opportunities for detention of asylum seekers and detention criteria allowing a largely arbitrary;
• appeal periods too short in case of a negative decision (8 days), especially for those without access to translators and legal advice;
• the appellate courts are not competent in terms of immigration law and which experience shows that almost always confirm the decisions of the administration;
• Reception conditions severely degraded in overcrowded and poorly maintained facilities.

Télécharger HHC-update-hungary-asylum-1-July-2013