Quick Facts
Dedicated immigration detention facilities: 4 (2010)
Secure asylum reception centres: 1 (2010)
Detention capacity at four dedicated facilities: 287 (2010)
Maximum length of detention: 6 months
Total immigrant apprehensions: 8,779 (2007)
Asylum seekers: 4,670 (2009)
Number of expulsions: 1,251 (2008)
Est. undocumented population: 30,000 to 50,000 (2007)
Last updated: April 2010
Hungary Country Links
NGOs and Research Institutions
Government Agencies
Office of Immigration and Nationality
Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement
International Organisations
International Labour Organisation, Budapest
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/budapest/index.htm
International Organisation for Migration - Regional Office in Budapest
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Regional Representation for Central Europe
NGOs and Research Institutions
Amnesty International - Hungary
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/hungary
Cordelia Foundation
http://www.cordelia.hu/index_eng.html
Human Rights Watch - Hungary
http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/hungary
Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation
Hungarian Association for Migrants (Menedék)
http://menedek.hosting1.deja.hu/en
Media
Heti Világgazdaság (English)
Hungary Around the Clock (English)
Magyar Hírlap (Hungarian)
Népszabadság (Hungarian)
Népszava (Hungarian)
