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Monday 4 June, Amnesty International placed a giant heart balloon outside the Parliament in Budapest. The 10x10x5 meter red heart was there to tell Hungarian MPs that people working for a fair and safe Hungary need to be protected, not attacked or threatened. Therefore, the draconian legislative proposal submitted by the government to the Parliament – dubbed ‘Stop Soros’ and aiming to criminalise those helping refugees and migrants and to instil fear and silence civil society - must be voted down. . The face of the heart balloon installation was the “Civil” symbol - - logo of over 250 organizations working in coalition in Hungary for rights and freedoms. The giant heart is a symbol of the strong and heartfelt worldwide support for civil society, organisations and activists, working for a Hungary that is fair and safe for all. More than 22,000 people from 50+ countries around the world have sent messages of support to NGOs in Hungary both offline and online, which have also been collected in a booklet of solidarity that was handed over to MPs.

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Mass protests in Europe provide hope as rights and judicial independence eroded

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April 16, 2020

People take part in the Bucharest Pride 2018 March gay pride parade on June 9, 2018. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Romania: Rights groups submit legal challenge against ‘homophobic’ referendum

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September 14, 2018

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CIA rendition victims challenge Romania and Lithuania at Europe’s human rights court

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June 28, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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State of the World 2014/2015

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February 25, 2015

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Annual Report: Romania 2013

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May 23, 2013

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Amnesty International Urges Romania To Come Clean Over Secret Prisons

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December 8, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Romania to Provide Adequate Housing to Evicted Citizens

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Romania's poorest and most disadvantaged citizens, the Roma, are in desperate need…

June 23, 2011

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Romania legal system condemning Roma to poor housing

The right to adequate housing is a human right that everyone is entitled to without discrimination. However, in Romania, the…

June 23, 2011

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Serbia: Belgrade Authorities are Forcibly Evicting Roma Families

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 7, 2010Amnesty International Urges the Belgrade Authorities to Stop Forcibly Evicting Roma FamiliesContact:…

March 27, 2011