02 November 2016
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"There are plenty of reasons to be concerned about the human rights situation in Hungary. So its recent election to the United Nations Human Rights Council may seem surprising. Hungary was elected to one of two seats allocated to the region along with Croatia, with Russia failing in its bid to win a seat.
However, its election does present a good opportunity for the government to clean up its own human rights record, and for other governments to scrutinize Hungary a little more closely. And there’s lots to scrutinize. "
See full article: Human Rights Begin At Home, Hungary - Election Onto UN Human Rights Council Chance To Improve Record (HRW, link)
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