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The Report at a Glance
Since 2010, under the rule of the Fidesz party, Hungary has been subject to a severe backsliding in democracy and the rule of law. The government had dismantled the institutions of checks and balances, curbed media independence, and weakened social policies. CSOs were among the few remaining independent voices, and so from 2013- 14 they became the government’s next target.
This report follows coalition-building to fight government-led attacks on civic space. The Civilizáció (Civilisation) coalition was established as a joint campaign of Hungarian civil society organisations (CSOs) in early 2017. Their mission is to strengthen the image, constituency and support of civil society and civic action; to increase levels of solidarity; to share knowledge and skills to strengthen the civil society sector; and to take action against shrinking civil space and increase the opportunities of democratic participation and the diversity of civil society.