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October 6, 2021 Commentary

Hungary’s Path Puts Everyone’s Rights in Danger

The ostensible assault on LGBT+ rights in Hungary, Poland and Russia has a very big target—anyone who signs up to universal norms.

An activist holding the EU flag during a protest in Warsaw against “LGBT ideology free zones”. ©2021 Attila Husejnow / SOPA Images/Sipa USA
September 9, 2021 Dispatches

Pope Francis’ Hungary Visit Should Stress Need for Empathy Towards Refugees

Visit Puts Orban Government’s Cruel Migration Policies Under Spotlight

Pope Francis unveils the sculpture on the theme of refugees and migration ' Angels Unawares ' by Canadian sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz, on Migrant and Refugee World Day, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.
July 30, 2021 News Release

Unchecked Spyware Industry Enables Abuses

Governments Should Halt Trade in Surveillance Technology

People march in Budapest, Hungary during a July 26, 2021 protest against the Hungarian government over reports that it has used Pegasus spyware.
July 23, 2021 Dispatches

Europe’s Lack of Vision on Rule of Law

Reporting Not Matched by Action to Protect Democratic Institutions

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders delivers the opening statements during a plenary session on the Commissions 2020 Rule of law report at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on June 23, 2021. 
June 22, 2021 Commentary

Next Week is Time for EU to Finally Lead on Rule of Law

June 18, 2021 News Release

EU: Use Article 7 Now to Protect European Values

Concerted Action Needed to Counter Rule of Law Threats in Poland and Hungary

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015.
June 15, 2021 Dispatches

Hungary’s President Should Veto Anti-LGBT Law

Equating Pedophilia with Sexual and Gender Diversity is False, Discriminatory, Stigmatizing

Thousands protest the anti-LGBT law in Budapest, Hungary, June 14, 2021. 
June 11, 2021 News Release

Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues

Latest Attack on Diversity Could Affect Health Care, Education

People march with a giant rainbow flag from the parliament building in Budapest during the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade on July 6, 2019.
May 10, 2021 News Release

Europe: Redouble Efforts to End Violence Against Women

Mark Istanbul Convention’s 10th Anniversary with Action

People gathered in Istanbul in March 2021 to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty designed to safeguard women from gender-based violence. 
April 23, 2021 Dispatches

Hungary’s Scrapping of NGO Law Insufficient to Protect Civil Society

Government Should End Harassment of Independent Groups

People protest in Heroes’ square against a new law that would undermine Central European University, a liberal graduate school of social sciences founded by U.S. financier George Soros in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2017.
March 31, 2021 Commentary

The Hidden Danger in Hospitals for Hungary’s Covid-19 Patients

Prime Minister Orban in early April visiting the Budapest Korányi Institute of Pulmonology  - a clinic with specific responsibility for Covid-19 patients. In the background are some indications of disrepair including tiles falling off the wall and an “out of order” sign on the elevator.
March 16, 2021 Dispatches

A Small Victory for Transgender Rights in Hungary

Law Banning Gender Change Still Rife with Discrimination

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center right, speaks during a plenary session in the House of Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 23, 2020.
March 4, 2021 Dispatches

Last Chance for EPP to Uphold Democratic Values in Hungary Showdown

Fidesz Departure from European Parliament Group Highlights Party’s Failure to Act

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes part in a European People Party (EPP) summit in St Julian's, Malta, March 30, 2017.
February 12, 2021 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Hungary

80th pre-session

February 10, 2021 Dispatches

Hungary Forces Klubradio Off Air

Shutdown of Independent Radio Station Should Trigger EU Action

Klubradio's director and CEO Andras Arato, right, talks to colleague Milhaly Hardy in the studio of Klubradio in Budapest, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.

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