Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Hungarian Helsinki Committee

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) is a non-governmental human rights organization founded in 1989 and based in Budapest, Hungary. The HHC is a member of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles.The HHC defines itself as monitoring the respect for human rights protected by international human rights instruments, to inform the public about human rights violations and to provide victims of human rights abuse with free legal assistance.It is also linked with the OMCT and is a member organisation of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE).

External links

* [http://www.helsinki.hu/ HHC Official Site]


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