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Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Budapest, Hungary
Joined July 2016
Presence in: Hungary
Focus: Education, Family, Governance, Accountability & Transparency, Health, Other, Right to Information

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) is the leading human rights advocacy NGO in Hungary for over two decades. The HCLU monitors legislation, pursues strategic litigation, conducts public education and launches awareness raising media campaigns. Our lawyers provide free legal aid service in about 2000 cases per year and this number is increasing. The HCLU, with headquarters in Budapest, litigates across the country and all the way to the Hungarian Supreme Court. The HCLU’s activities cover two major areas: the protection of civil liberties and the safeguarding equality for the most disadvantaged groups.