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‘Blatantly xenophobic’ and ‘shameful’ anti-refugee laws are passed by new Hungarian government, says UN

Hungary is at the forefront of delivering nativist and xenophobic laws that target refugees, migrants, and those that assist them. But the state is only a canary in the coal mine.

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04 July 2018, Berlin, Germany: Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, sitting in front of a European flag at a meeting with Bundestag President Schaeuble in the German Bundestag. Bernd von Jutrczenka/ Press Association. All rights reserved.

On World Refugee Day, 20 June 2018, Hungary passed anti-migrant laws championed by right-wing nationalist Prime Minister, Viktor Orban.

The Hungarian parliament voted overwhelmingly to pass the legislative package by 180 votes 18.