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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Magyarul Dear Friend and Supporter, The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) – and the Hungarian minority communities we serve – met this year’s challenges with ingenuity and determination. Then again, we are all too familiar with overwhelming odds and curveballs, knowing the future … Read More