HHRF news

On Tuesday, September 21, the Slovak government’s newly-formed Commission of National Minorities and Ethnic Groups held its inaugural meeting. The head of the commission, László Bukovszky and its members, expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s delay in funding the Minority Cultural … Tovább olvasom

Parliament referred to the second reading of an amendment to the Minority Language Act, which would allow directional signposts to be displayed in languages of national minorities in those settlements where at least 15 percent of the populations have declared … Tovább olvasom

On September 19, the final hurdle in uniting the three political parties representing the interests of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia was overcome. The Hungarian Community Party (MKP), Most-Híd party, and the Hungarian Community Cooperation (MKÖ) will merge into one … Tovább olvasom

HHRF Executive Director Emese Latkóczy’s opinion piece in The  Washington Times entitled “U.S.-Ukraine relations: Minority rights an issue all sides can and must support,” dated September 9, 2021.  Read in PDF format here

On September 1st, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet President Biden at the White House to discuss ways to expand strategic cooperation between Ukraine and the U.S. This cooperation, however, must be based on shared universal values – including respect … Tovább olvasom