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Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség)
The Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség), established in 1989, aims to strengthen Hungarian culture and language among Hungarians living in the Carpathian Basin and around the world. Its activities are primarily...Author: Tárnok Balázs
Recognition as a minority
Enlisted in the annex of the 2011 Nationalities Act are those 13 ethnic groups that qualify as nationalities in Hungary (the same ones as under the previous legislation). However, the...Author: Nagy Noémi
Refugee
A refugee is a foreign citizen or stateless person who has received refugee status granted to applicants who—in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Conventions—can substantiate their fear of persecution in...Author: Gazsó Dániel
Regulation of national minority rights in the Czech Republic
The basic legal framework for the issue of national minorities in the Czech Republic is provided by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the “Law on the Rights...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Returning migrant
In the case of international migration, a returning migrantis a person who has resided in a foreign country as a short-term or long-term immigrant, and who returns to his or...Author: Gazsó Dániel
right to human dignity
Every human being has an unconditional and equal right to be treated with dignity and respect for his or her human quality and exceptional worth. This special legal status is...Author: Szalayné Sándor Erzsébet
Right to Petition as a tool to promote the interests of persons belonging to national minorities in the European Union
Since the entry into force of the Treaty of Maastricht, every EU citizen and all natural or legal residents of the Member States have had the right to submit a...Author: Tárnok Balázs
right to self-determination and protection of minorities
The self-determination of peoples was first recognised as a fundamental principle of international law in the Charter of the UN in 1945, followed by the International Covenants on Civil and...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
role of churches in preserving national identity
After 1920 the churches had the most comprehensive network of institutions operating in the Hungarian language in the territories annexed from Hungary. To date, this is the independent institutional platform...Author: Bárdi Nándor
Roundtable of Hungarians in Slovakia
The Roundtable of Hungarians in Slovakia is an open, politically independent, voluntary, and informal institution that serves as a coordinating forum for Hungarian organizations in Slovakia. The collaboration operates within...Author: Tárnok Balázs