739 result(s) for human rights
Joint Statement by Key Embassies on 26th Budapest Pride Festival
- 20 Jul 2021 10:50 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of the 26th Budapest Pride Festival, we, the undersigned embassies and cultural institutes, express our full support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community and their rights to equality and non-discrimination, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and freedom from violence.
Pál Schmitt, Former President of Hungary, International Olympic Committee Member
- 20 Jul 2021 10:08 AM
Born 13 May 1942, he was a successful fencer in his youth, going on to win two Olympic gold medals. Later he became a politician, and served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012. Today he is one of the 100 or so active members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on Conflicts with EU
- 19 Jul 2021 8:37 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The weeklies are sharply divided on the issues which pit the Hungarian government against the European Commission, but all consider these controversies serious and lasting.
Gulyás Slams EU for Linking Recovery Money to Child Protection Law
- 16 Jul 2021 2:51 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás said that the EU’s attempt to link the disbursement of recovery funds to the issue of Hungary’s child protection law was “an extremely negative development”.
No LGBTQ Activists In Schools, Says PM Orbán
- 9 Jul 2021 7:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament and the European Commission try to get Hungary to allow LGBTQ activists into its kindergartens and schools, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
EP: Hungary Anti-Paedophile Law in Breach of EU Values
- 9 Jul 2021 7:45 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution denouncing “the dismantling of democracy and the rule of law in Hungary” and condemning the country’s recently approved anti-paedophile law, saying it was in breach of European Union values, principles and law.
Von Der Leyen Demands Amendment to Hungarian Legislation
- 8 Jul 2021 9:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ursula Von der Leyen has said Hungary must amend its paedophile law that “violates LGBTQI rights” or face legal action from the European Commission.
Tying EU Funding to Hungary Law Amendment ‘Impossible’
- 8 Jul 2021 8:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The prime minister’s chief of staff on Wednesday commented on opposition politicians’ call on the European Parliament to withhold Hungary’s EU funding until its controversial law against paedophilia, which the EU says is discriminating against LGBTQ people, is amended.
Hungary Committed to Child Protection, Says PM's Chief of Staff
- 8 Jul 2021 8:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary is committed to child protection and will resist the push by Brussels to get the country to allow LGBTQ activists into Hungarian kindergartens and schools, the prime minister's chief of staff told a regular press briefing.
Joint Statement by Key Embassies on 26th Budapest Pride Festival
- 20 Jul 2021 10:50 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of the 26th Budapest Pride Festival, we, the undersigned embassies and cultural institutes, express our full support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community and their rights to equality and non-discrimination, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and freedom from violence.
Pál Schmitt, Former President of Hungary, International Olympic Committee Member
- 20 Jul 2021 10:08 AM
Born 13 May 1942, he was a successful fencer in his youth, going on to win two Olympic gold medals. Later he became a politician, and served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012. Today he is one of the 100 or so active members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on Conflicts with EU
- 19 Jul 2021 8:37 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The weeklies are sharply divided on the issues which pit the Hungarian government against the European Commission, but all consider these controversies serious and lasting.
Gulyás Slams EU for Linking Recovery Money to Child Protection Law
- 16 Jul 2021 2:51 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás said that the EU’s attempt to link the disbursement of recovery funds to the issue of Hungary’s child protection law was “an extremely negative development”.
No LGBTQ Activists In Schools, Says PM Orbán
- 9 Jul 2021 7:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament and the European Commission try to get Hungary to allow LGBTQ activists into its kindergartens and schools, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
EP: Hungary Anti-Paedophile Law in Breach of EU Values
- 9 Jul 2021 7:45 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution denouncing “the dismantling of democracy and the rule of law in Hungary” and condemning the country’s recently approved anti-paedophile law, saying it was in breach of European Union values, principles and law.
Von Der Leyen Demands Amendment to Hungarian Legislation
- 8 Jul 2021 9:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ursula Von der Leyen has said Hungary must amend its paedophile law that “violates LGBTQI rights” or face legal action from the European Commission.
Tying EU Funding to Hungary Law Amendment ‘Impossible’
- 8 Jul 2021 8:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The prime minister’s chief of staff on Wednesday commented on opposition politicians’ call on the European Parliament to withhold Hungary’s EU funding until its controversial law against paedophilia, which the EU says is discriminating against LGBTQ people, is amended.
Hungary Committed to Child Protection, Says PM's Chief of Staff
- 8 Jul 2021 8:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary is committed to child protection and will resist the push by Brussels to get the country to allow LGBTQ activists into Hungarian kindergartens and schools, the prime minister's chief of staff told a regular press briefing.