The Legal Defense Bureau for National and Ethnic Minorities (NEKI) officially began its work within the framework of Másság Foundation. The bureau was established with the purpose of providing legal assistance to those whose rights are encroached due to their origin.

Over ten years of work, thousands of complaints, hundreds of cases, thousands of clients. However, our work cannot be solely measured by statistical data: these cases represent human beings who were discriminated at job interviews, in the machinery of law enforcement, health care, and by local governments solely because they were born Roma. These are the people we provide legal assistance for.

It is easy to love humanity.

Our typical cases are gathered in our annual report, the White Pamphlet. Yet, it is impossible to include all the hard work carried out daily by our office staff, lawyers helping our work, other experts, and the clients themselves, in cases often taking years. This work cannot be done effectively without dedication to our cause. It is not only the cases we win that account for our success, but also the increasing number of those who realize human dignity is equal to human life. Neither of these can be violated without further retribution.

Dr Imre Furmann

Board Member

Másság Foundation