In Hungary, between 10,000-12,000 instances of domestic violence are reported to the police each year, Zita Gurmai told MTI in a statement, adding that more than one-fourth of the women become target of physical abuse even if they are pregnant.

"It is shocking, but still a fact that one woman dies in Hungary every week because of domestic violence."

Authorities often attribute less than required importance to violence against women, said Gurmai. As regards sex crimes, investigations too often turn into "blaming the victim" with the authorities focusing their attention to "how the victim's behaviour could have motivated the crime".

According to the United Nations" website, women's rights activists have observed 25 November as a day against gender-based violence since 1981.

This date was selected to honour the Mirabal sisters, three political activists from the Dominican Republic who were brutally murdered in 1960 by order of the country’s ruler.

Official: 'Pro-immigration' policies have made women targets of violence

"Pro-immigration policies" pursued by Brussels and the left wing have led to a rise in violence against women, the parliamentary state secretary of the prime minister's cabinet office said on Monday, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Cities that have welcomed masses of migrants have seen a sharp rise in assault and violent crimes committed against women, Balazs Hidveghi said in a video posted on Facebook, adding that there was a clear link between mass immigration and the number of assault cases.

He noted that Hungary has been warning of the dangers of immigration from the start.

"We said that unleashing migrants of different cultures onto Europe would have unforeseeable consequences," Hidveghi said. "Yet they still did it and want to continue doing it. Brussels, the left, and the entire Soros network are constantly attacking the nationally minded government for not letting migrants in."

"They want to install a puppet government [in Hungary] that would carry out Brussels' orders and settle migrants in the country," the state secretary added.

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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