Hungary’s constitutional and legal changes aimed at enabling the government to take anti-terrorism measures could also lead to a broad range of human rights restrictions, Amnesty International (AI) believes. The human rights group said that though some of the problematic stipulations have been dropped from the draft, its latest version is “still based on a vague and too broad concept of a terrorist threat”. The lack of a precise definition is “especially worrying”, AI said. The package, offering too broad an interpretation for its implementation, and creating an opportunity for abuse or arbitrary measures, is not in line with international human rights regulations, AI said. Ruling Fidesz labelled AI’s opinion as an attempt by “pro-migration forces” to take revenge for the government’s quota referendum. AI is waging an “international campaign” aimed at accommodating migrants, Fidesz said. “These organisations want Hungarian people to quietly tolerate and let it pass that Brussels makes decisions for them concerning the resettlement of migrants. We don’t want a forced settlement or potential terrorists… we will continue in our commitment to holding the referendum and implementing the anti-terrorism action plan.”
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