The Hungarian Helsinki committee won a case against Hungary. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Hungary unlawfully detained two asylum-seeking children, M.H. from Afghanistan and S.B. from Pakistan, in 2016. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee represented them, highlighting the violation of their rights by the Hungarian state. The children, aged 16 at the time, were held for months, facing issues such as false age reporting and financial barriers to age assessments. The court found Hungary negligent and indifferent, ordering compensation of €6,500 and €5,000 for M.H. and S.B., respectively. Despite this ruling, Hungary's treatment of asylum-seeking children has worsened, with new legislation deeming the detention of unaccompanied minors over 16 as "lawful," a move criticized by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee.
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