On 7 October 2025, the Committee ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgment in Sudita Keita v. Hungary concerning the authorities’ failure between 2002 and 2017 to provide an effective and accessible procedure to enable the applicant to have his legal status as a stateless person in Hungary determined (violation of Article 8).
As a consequence of the Constitutional Court’s ruling in 2015, the domestic legislation was aligned with the principles of the 1954 UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. A new legislative framework was adopted in 2023 and 2024 containing provisions on procedural time-limits and the authorities’ obligation to inform the person concerned of the possibility of applying for stateless status. Statistical data submitted by the authorities indicate that the length of proceedings for the determination of stateless status has been significantly reduced. Furthermore, the authorities carried out relevant trainings for case workers on statelessness determination as well as continued cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to ensure the high quality of the authorities’ work in such cases.
Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2025)278
