Hungary - 2012
Does legislation provide for the possibility of adopting special/positive measures prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to racial or ethnic origin in order to ensure full equality in practice?
- Code:
- RED9
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
yes |
| Qualitative Info |
According to the Act CXXV of 2003 on Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities, Article 11 on "Positive discrimination": (1) The measure aimed at the elimination of inequality of opportunities based on an objective assessment of an expressly identified social group is not considered a breach of the principle of equal treatment if a) it is based on an act, on a government decree based on an act or on a collective contract, effective for a definite term or until a specific condition is met, b) the election of a party’s executive and representative organ and the setting up of a candidate at the elections defined at the Act on the Electoral Procedures is executed in line with the party’s fundamental rules. (2) A measure aimed at evening out a disadvantage shall not violate any basic rights, shall not provide unconditional advantage, and shall not exclude the consideration of individual circumstances. Source: 2003. évi CXXV. törvény az egyenlő bánásmódról és az esélyegyenlőség előmozdításáról (Act CXXV. of 2003 on equal treatment and the promotion of equal opportunities), http://www.egyenlobanasmod.hu/data/Act_CXXV_2003%20English.pdf (Date of Access: 13.12.2011). |
| Groups affected/interested | Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination |
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