Parliament Votes to Channel Prison Compensation to Crime Victims Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill by Justice Minister Judit Varga which allows preference to be given to the victims... 2020.12.16.
Gov’t Submits Amendment Proposal to Cut Prisoner’s Compensations The justice ministry on Wednesday submitted an amendment proposal to parliament, aimed at eliminating "abuse" in connection with compensation payments... 2020.11.26.
Fidesz MP Slams Judge for ‘Letting Perpetrator Go Free’ A lawmaker of ruling Fidesz on Friday slammed a Miskolc court in connection with a case involving the killing of... 2020.03.06.
DK Proposes Compensation for Isolated Coronavirus Suspects The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has proposed legislation in line with which Hungarians quarantined due to a suspicion of coronavirus... 2020.03.02.
Prison Compensations: Two Major Changes in Legislation in 4 Years The parliamentary debate is now over about the compensation system for prisoners because of the conditions they are kept in.... 2020.02.26.
Parliament Suspends Compensation Payments to Prisoners Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend compensation payments to inmates who have sued the state over conditions in overcrowded prisons... 2020.02.25.
Gov’t: Withdrawal from European Convention on Human Rights ‘Never Considered’ The government has never discussed any proposal for Hungary to suspend the implementation of or withdraw from the European Convention... 2020.02.21.
‘Prison Business’ Plenary Debate: Gov’t Sets Deadline to Reduce Average Occupancy Rate to 100% or Below The government aims to put a stop to the "prison business" which has grown into a billion-forint "industry", Justice Minister... 2020.02.20.
KDNP Accuses Opposition of Supporting ‘Prison Business’ Parties of the opposition are "providing a cover-up" for those "profiteering from the prison business", the group leader of co-ruling... 2020.02.18.
Justice Minister: Prisoners Suing State over Poor Prison Conditions ‘Unfair Practice’ The government will submit a proposal aimed at suspending compensation payments to prisoners who sue the state over poor prison... 2020.02.17.
PMO Head: Claims for Insufficient Prison Conditions Based on ‘Industrialised Abuse of Law’ The government sees an "industrialised" abuse of compensation claims for insufficient prison conditions in Hungary, the head of the prime... 2020.01.30.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Debate over Compensation for Inmates and Segregated Roma Children Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies right across the political spectrum discuss the implications of the government’s plans to suspend... 2020.01.27.
Fidesz MP on Gyöngyöspata Segregation: Providing ‘Education Opportunities’ for Roma Victims Better than Money Negotiations between the government and the families of Roma children formerly segregated in a school in northern Hungary should continue... 2020.01.22.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Gov’t Suspends Payment of Compensation to Prisoners A liberal commentator thinks that the government’s decision to suspend the payment of compensation to inmates further weakens the rule... 2020.01.21.
Gov’t to Suspend Payment of Compensations to Prisoners with Immediate Effect The government is suspending with immediate effect the payment of compensations to prison inmates who had filed lawsuits over poor... 2020.01.20.
Former Quaestor Brokerage Head Ordered to Pay HUF 11 billion as Compensation The Budapest Metropolitan Court has ordered Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-hit brokerage Quaestor, to pay compensation of... 2019.11.19.
Govt to Compensate Farmers for Drought Farmers hit by the dry weather will benefit from a compensation scheme to be launched by the ministry of agriculture,... 2019.04.04.
Family of Teacher Lajos Szögi Killed in Olaszliszka to Receive Compensation The family of Lajos Szögi, a teacher lynched after a minor road accident in the northeastern Hungarian village of Olaszliszka... 2019.04.03.
