74 result(s) for lgbtq rights
David Pressman Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- 1 Aug 2022 11:08 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Senate voted 61-30 on Thursday to confirm David Pressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Only Republican senators voted against confirming the diplomat and civil rights lawyer, although Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of him. Nine senators did not cast a vote.
Photos: Pride March Held in Budapest, Demonstrators Shout Abuse
- 25 Jul 2022 11:57 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The 27th Budapest Pride March, the closing event of the Budapest Pride month events, was held in the capital last Saturday. The march organised by the Szivárvány Misszió, an NGO advocating for equality for LGBTQ people, started from Carl Lutz Wharf on the Danube.
EC Takes Hungary To Court Over LGBTQ Rights, Media Issues
- 18 Jul 2022 11:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission is bringing lawsuits against Hungary at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for harming the rights of sexual minorities and EU news broadcasting regulations.
Budapest Mayor no Longer Co-Leader of Opposition Párbeszéd Party
- 11 Jul 2022 12:01 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Párbeszéd elected lawmaker Rebeka Szabó and parliamentary group leader Bence Tordai its co-leaders at a congress on Sunday.
EU Commissioner: No Positive Developments on Rule of Law in Hungary
- 21 Apr 2022 6:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission cannot report positive developments on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, Didier Reynders, the Commissioner for Justice, said in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Hungarian Top Court Rejects Motions Against Referendum on Child Protection Law
- 7 Jan 2022 9:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In a ruling posted on its website on Thursday, Hungary’s Constitutional Court rejected all claims against a planned referendum on Hungary’s child protection law, ruling that parliamentary approval of the referendum was in line with the constitution, according to Alapjogokért Központ, a think-tank.
Hungary's 'Anti-LGBTQ' Law Violates Fundamental Human Rights, says Venice Commission
- 15 Dec 2021 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission has said amendments to Hungary’s child protection law were “incompatible” with international human rights norms. In a statement on Monday, the Strasbourg body said it was regrettable that the law which came into force in June had been passed hastily and without prior consultation with civil society, the opposition or other stakeholders.
Hamilton’s Loss in Final F-1 Grand Prix Feeds Hungarian Right Wing Schadenfreude
- 14 Dec 2021 3:32 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- sport
Dániel Deák is “feeling happy.” The analyst from the pro-government 21st Century Institute posted a smiling head on his Facebook page shortly after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dramatically won the season-ending Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and thereby also the individual world title.
Hungarian Opinion: Trouble in Store for Hungarian Relations with Post-Merkel Germany?
- 13 Dec 2021 8:48 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Right-wing analysts fear that the new left-liberal German government will harshly criticize Hungary and try to encroach on national sovereignty. Left-wing commentators are less than certain that Germany will become more critical of Hungary than under Chancellor Merkel.
David Pressman Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- 1 Aug 2022 11:08 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Senate voted 61-30 on Thursday to confirm David Pressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Only Republican senators voted against confirming the diplomat and civil rights lawyer, although Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of him. Nine senators did not cast a vote.
Photos: Pride March Held in Budapest, Demonstrators Shout Abuse
- 25 Jul 2022 11:57 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The 27th Budapest Pride March, the closing event of the Budapest Pride month events, was held in the capital last Saturday. The march organised by the Szivárvány Misszió, an NGO advocating for equality for LGBTQ people, started from Carl Lutz Wharf on the Danube.
EC Takes Hungary To Court Over LGBTQ Rights, Media Issues
- 18 Jul 2022 11:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission is bringing lawsuits against Hungary at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for harming the rights of sexual minorities and EU news broadcasting regulations.
Budapest Mayor no Longer Co-Leader of Opposition Párbeszéd Party
- 11 Jul 2022 12:01 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Párbeszéd elected lawmaker Rebeka Szabó and parliamentary group leader Bence Tordai its co-leaders at a congress on Sunday.
EU Commissioner: No Positive Developments on Rule of Law in Hungary
- 21 Apr 2022 6:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission cannot report positive developments on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, Didier Reynders, the Commissioner for Justice, said in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Hungarian Top Court Rejects Motions Against Referendum on Child Protection Law
- 7 Jan 2022 9:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In a ruling posted on its website on Thursday, Hungary’s Constitutional Court rejected all claims against a planned referendum on Hungary’s child protection law, ruling that parliamentary approval of the referendum was in line with the constitution, according to Alapjogokért Központ, a think-tank.
Hungary's 'Anti-LGBTQ' Law Violates Fundamental Human Rights, says Venice Commission
- 15 Dec 2021 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission has said amendments to Hungary’s child protection law were “incompatible” with international human rights norms. In a statement on Monday, the Strasbourg body said it was regrettable that the law which came into force in June had been passed hastily and without prior consultation with civil society, the opposition or other stakeholders.
Hamilton’s Loss in Final F-1 Grand Prix Feeds Hungarian Right Wing Schadenfreude
- 14 Dec 2021 3:32 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- sport
Dániel Deák is “feeling happy.” The analyst from the pro-government 21st Century Institute posted a smiling head on his Facebook page shortly after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dramatically won the season-ending Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and thereby also the individual world title.
Hungarian Opinion: Trouble in Store for Hungarian Relations with Post-Merkel Germany?
- 13 Dec 2021 8:48 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Right-wing analysts fear that the new left-liberal German government will harshly criticize Hungary and try to encroach on national sovereignty. Left-wing commentators are less than certain that Germany will become more critical of Hungary than under Chancellor Merkel.