In January, HHRF reported on the published data of the Slovak 2021 Census, in which two separate survey questions had been posed as regards ethnic affiliation. Now, the Slovak government has decided to add answers from the second survey question … Read More

“The problems of minorities affect the lives of all of us,” said President Zuzana Čaputová after a meeting with representatives of ethnic minorities living in Slovakia. “As we progress towards equality in this country we need to make sure that … Read More

The statue of the famed Hungarian poet, Sándor Petőfi, erected in Hrastin/Haraszti, Croatia suffered damage early this month for a second time this year.  This statue serves as a memorial honoring the 1848 Hungarian War of Independence from Austrian rule … Read More

HHRF president Zsolt Szekeres submitted the following, as of yet unpublished letter to the editor of the New York Times in response to the June 16, 2022 article entitled “In Ukraine, a Minority Group Feels Ambivalence About the War”:Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/world/europe/ethnic-hungarians-ukraine-war.html   June 18, … Read More

“Creating connections is one of the keys to success. Behind HHRF is a large network,  which people who turn to us have access to to create meaningful relationships. We are always here to help in any capacity that we can.”  … Read More

The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) recently issued a report on the Beneš Decrees, which discriminates against ethnic Hungarians, and is still enforced in Slovakia. The report highlights the importance of citizen activism in regards to the issue, “The … Read More

The following excerpt is from the Federal Union of European Nationalities report on the case of the Hungarian Roman Catholic School in Târgu Mureș. In May 2022, the Romanian Supreme Court upheld a decision to dissolve the Hungarian Roman Catholic … Read More

On Monday, May 23, Emese Latkóczy and Petra Kovács of the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation met with EP MEP Loránt Vincze of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania in Washington D.C., where they led meetings with Congressional and State … Read More

Petra Kovács from HHRF recently attended the Hungarian Summit in Daytona Beach, Florida as a speaker from May 12-14, 2022. She held two presentations over the course of the Summit, one titled “US Census Data for Hungarian Leaders” and the … Read More