Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Articles by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, members of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability, met in New York in May 2013 to discuss the Post-2015 Development Agenda, REUTERS/Richard Drew/Pool

Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda

IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

Link to: Hungarian advertisement tax silences independent media

Hungarian advertisement tax silences independent media

The new advertisement tax imposes a 40% tax on media outlets with earnings above 65 million Euros per year. Apparently, the only Hungarian media channel meeting this condition is independent broadcaster RTL Klub.

Link to: Hungarian civil society groups threatened by “politically-motivated” government investigations

Hungarian civil society groups threatened by “politically-motivated” government investigations

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has no doubts regarding the actual aim of the Hungarian Government Control Office’s investigation, which is to threaten the remaining opposition powers and suppress the voice of civil organizations that are critical towards the government.