Statement:
Stop Targeting Hungarian NGOs!
Since its re-election, the Hungarian government launched a campaign
attacking the
credibility of Hungarian NGOs and are striving to gain controlling
power over their funding
distributed independently from the government. We believe that a
dynamic and independent
civil society plays a fundamental role in a democratic society, as it is
one of the key checks
and balances to governing power. As demonstrated by Putin’s Russia, the
harassment of the
civil sector could easily lead to the criminalization of NGOs and could
effectively hinder
their work. We stand in solidarity with the Hungarian NGOs and call on
the Hungarian and
all other governments to refrain from harassing civil society!