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Links to sites concerning anthropology, demography, sociology, ethnic groups, women and gender studies, diasporas, and human rights.
U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices-2007: Hungary (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100563.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Demography
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (http://portal.ksh.hu)
Provides basic demographic, economic, and other statistical information and reports. In English and Hungarian.
Diaspora
MagyarOnline.net (http://www.magyaronline.net/index.php)
Site aims to foster a sense of community among Hungarians living outside of the Carpathian Basin. Includes news, listserv, chat. In Hungarian.
Minority Groups
European Roma Rights Center (http://errc.org)
ERRC is an international public interest law organization engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuses of Roma. Links to various publications, legal databases, and research and policy on Roma issues. In English, Romani, Russian, and other languages.
Government Office for Hungarian Minorities
Abroad (http://www.hhrf.org/htmh/en/index.php)
Established in 1992, the office is a public administrative body under government direction supervised by the minister for foreign affairs with the assistance of the political state secretary of the Prime Minister's Office appointed by decree by the prime minister. The office's most important tasks include: coordinating government activities related to Hungarian minorities abroad, coordinating the implementation of the provisions contained in Law LXIII/ 2001 on Hungarians living in neighboring countries, and bringing international attention to the problems of Hungarians living abroad. In English and Hungarian.
Government Office for National and Ethnic Minorities
in Hungary (http://www.szmm.gov.hu/main.php?folderID=1314)
This page provides information on current minority policy issues in Hungary, the situation of minorities in Hungary, legal regulations relating to minorities, research on minorities, addresses and contacts in the ethnic communities, news and archives, and international NGOs concerning minorities. In Hungarian and English.
Homepage of the Hungarian Csángós (http://www.csango.hu/en/index2.html)
Provides news and background information about this Hungarian minority residing in Romania. In English and Hungarian.
Nemzeti és Etnikai Kisebbségi Jogvédő Iroda / Legal Defence Bureau for National and Ethnic Minorities (NEKI) (http://www.neki.hu)
Established in 1994, to provide legal defence for persons whose rights were violated as a result of their ethnic origin. Publications available in .pdf and .doc formats. Site mostly in Hungarian, some English.
Roma Page (http://www.romapage.hu)
Hungarian Roma news and links. In Hungarian.
Women's Rights, Feminism
Department of Gender Studies, Central European University, Budapest (http://www.gend.ceu.hu)
In English and Hungarian.
Feminism in Hungary (http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/hun.html)
Two brief articles "The Feminist Network" and "Women's Studies in Hungary," followed by a list of women's organizations, institutes that study feminism, and contacts.
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