NHC Director Speaks about Article 7 Vote on Hungary
On NPO Radio 1 Pepijn Gerrits, Director of the NHC spoke about the upcoming Article 7 Vote on Hungary in the European Parliament. He discussed, why Members of European Parliament (MEP) should vote yes on Article 7 and what it would mean for Hungary. It serves to counter threats to the EU’s founding values, including respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights. A triggering of Article 7 could set out sanctions against the Hungarian government. This would be its first enactment.
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The NHC is not alone in this opinion. Hungarian NGOs, including the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), sister organization of the NHC, strongly support a yes vote on Article 7. ‘Every day, the reality in Hungary is becoming similar to Moscow, Ankara,’ said Márta Pardavi, Co-Chair of the HHC. In 2018 the HHC was awarded the Human Rights Award of PRO ASYL, a refugee rights organization.
Pardavi is coming to the Netherlands at the end of September. The NHC is helping to organize a meeting between Pardavi and the Dutch Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs (tbc) along with a number of other public appearances.
Gerrits talked during the 11:00-11:30 segment of Spraakmakers. To listen to the interview (in Dutch) click here: ‘Wat betekent de Artikel 7 procedure voor Hongarije?’