Disregard for Human Rights of People in Prison Key concerns relating to prisons conditions in Hungary

The HHC found that the measures introduced by the government in the last nine years were insufficient to provide a lasting solution to the underlying problems that lead to prison overcrowding. [...] The Hungarian criminal justice system continues to rely heavily on custodial sentences, despite repeated calls by the relevant European human rights bodies, such as the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the CoE Committee of Ministers, which have urged Hungarian authorities to make a shift in their criminal policy towards a reduced use of imprisonment and increase. [...] The HHC has successfully litigated cases related to conditions in of detention and treatment of detainees in Hungarian prisons before domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights, representing applicants in landmark cases such as in the Varga and Others v. [...] For further information: ● European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT): Report to the Hungarian Government on the Visit to Hungary Carried out by CPT the from 20 to 29 November 2018, CPT/Inf (2020) 8, Strasbourg, 17 March 2020, ● Hungarian Helsinki Committee: Communication to the Secretariat of the Committee. [...] The Importance of Appearances: How Suspects and Accused Persons are Presented in the Courtroom, in Public and in the Media.