Council of Europe: Hungary must stop curbing LGBT rights

17-01-2022

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Council of Europe: Hungary must stop curbing LGBT rights

The Hungarian government "must stop instrumentalising and weakening the human rights of LGBT people", Dunja Mijatovic, human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, said on Thursday.

Hungarian government issues referendum on child protections

In a reaction to counter EU pressure, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a referendum on child protection.

Protest against Hungarian prime minister Orban. Photo AFP, Attila Kisbenedek

Protest against Hungarian ban on gay propaganda

European voices have protested very strongly on Wednesday against the new Hungarian law against paedophilia. Many critics claim this law doesn’t protect children against paedophiles but that it is a state threat against homosexual citizens.

Protest against official Hungarian education and family policy. Photo AF, Ferenc Isza

Series on Hungary (1): Protecting national identity at all costs

Exactly one month ago, the Hungarian government presented a law banning the promotion of sexuality to children under the age of 18. Due to the controversy surrounding it, the dust hasn’t been settled yet.

Gay Pride in Budapest, Hungary. Photo AFP, Gergely Besenyei

Series on Hungary (2): Churches are both supportive and concerned

Fighting for Christian, conservative and traditional norms and values. That is what the Hungarian government says it is doing every day. Do churches and Christians in the country agree?

Dog at Gay Pride in Budapest, July 2021. Photo AFP, Gergely Besenyei

Series on Hungary (3): How schools discuss sexuality

The streets in Budapest were full of colour on that “rainbow Saturday”. This year the gay pride parade was mainly a statement against a new law. But what impact does that have in practice?

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