Amnesty urges Hungary to end crackdown against NGOs
By Valerie Howell on Feb 02, 2015 12:59 pm
[JURIST] Hungary must end its crackdown of
local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Amnesty International (AI)
[advocacy website] urged [press release] in a new report [text, PDF] Monday.
The report claims that the Hungarian government has engaged in "public
smearing, criminal investigations, office raids and the seizure of
equipment, and a politically motivated audit which could eventually lead
to the closure of organizations." The government has reportedly brought
action against the organizations that could result in the loss of tax
registration numbers... +read more
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