In a letter published on Wednesday 3 May but dated 26 April last, Nils Muiznieks, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe (COE) makes a “robust” appeal to the Hungarian National Assembly to “reject” the draft bill on the transparency of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that receive funding from abroad.
This letter was addressed to the President of the Hungarian Parliament, László Kövér. It is particularly critical of the “stigmatising rhetoric” used by...