NNWN/ Geneva, 2018-06-21

United Nations body has criticised Hungry for its new legislation that describe people as criminals for helping asylum-seekers. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein said on Thursday that the law is shameful and blatantly xenophobic.Zeid has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban of using the issue to win votes. Zeid said the new laws struck at the heart of the European Union’s values of pluralism, tolerance and solidarity.

Zeid Ra'ad al-

UN Human Rights Chief Zeid condemns #Hungary’s decision to pass legislation that criminalizes individuals & groups deemed to be supporting asylum-seekers, #refugees & undocumented migrants. READ: https://t.co/BNHoyx3rEn pic.twitter.com/zx9rA8EkzO

— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) June 21, 2018

Hussein  who is an outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that constant stoking of hatred by the current government for political gain has led to this latest shameful development, which is blatantly xenophobic and runs counter to European and international human rights standards and values
Hungarian Parliament on Wednesday passed the controversial legilation which makes it a criminal offense to provide advice to migrants and refugees or to monitor human rights at borders. Individuals could get a year in prison and organizations could be banned. The controversial legislation is likely to come into force as early as July 1.
Hungary has justified the legislation saying it targets those assisting illegal immigrants, including by helping people to seek asylum when they are not entitled to it. Prime Minister Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party has described the new legislation the Stop Soros law. The government has demonized Hungarian-born U.S. billionaire George Soros and his NGO by naming the new legislation the STOP Soros law. Orban has accused Soros of encouraging mass immigration to undermine Europe, a charge Soros denied.
The U.N. statement said Hungarian authorities had also announced they would introduce a 25 percent tax on funding for NGOs that “support immigration”.