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The Right to Privacy in Hungary

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19th February 2016
The Right to Privacy in Hungary

This stakeholder report is a submission by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) and Privacy International (PI). HCLU is a human rights organisation that takes stand against undue interference and misuse of power by those in positions of authority. PI is a human rights organisation that works to advance and promote the right to privacy and ght surveillance around the world. HCLU and PI wish to bring concerns about the protection and promotion of the right to privacy in Hungary before the Human Rights Council for consideration in Hungary’s upcoming review. 

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