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Syrian Man Detained For Sexual Harassment In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has placed a Syrian man in pre-trial detention on charges of sexual harassment, the Budapest public prosecutor’s office said. The man, pretending to be a Greek citizen, met a Hungarian woman in a Budapest bar in the early hours of Sunday and they started sexual relations with her consent, deputy chief prosecutor Andrea Üveges said.
Activists Protest Hungarian Village Council Decree
- 12 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gay rights activists on Saturday afternoon staged a demonstration against what they call the scandalous decree passed by the local council of Ásotthalom, which bans burqas, the construction of mosques and any “act that does not recognise marriage (between man and woman) as the basis of family ties, and which recognises (the traditional) parent-child relationship”.
Prison Chief: More Inmates Work, Less Crime Committed
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The higher the employment rate among prisoners, the lower the number of crimes committed against each other, Hungary’s outgoing prison chief András Csóti told MTI in an interview. Last year, the number of prison crimes involving serious bodily harm dropped from 89 to 73, reported sexual offences fell from 37 to 30, the number of coercions from 117 to 105 and the number of robberies from 22 to 16, ...
Abuse Alleged At Child Care Home
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Social and Child Protection Directorate has suspended the head of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Child Care Home in Bicske with immediate effect, ordered an internal inquiry and filed a report to police after it learnt about suspected sexual abuse of children.
Ministry Orders Investigation Into Alleged Sexual Abuse In Orphanage
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry has asked the police to investigate the alleged sexual abuse of children at an orphanage, the ministry said. Tabloid Bors reported rights groups and parents as saying that staff at an unnamed orphanage sexually abused children in exchange for small rewards.
UNICEF Claim Campaign Against Child Abuse Reached Goal In Hungary
- 27 May 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
UNICEF Hungary’s campaign against child abuse has reached its aim and started a public debate about the topic, the international organization reports, also stating it regrets that many social organisation misinterpreted the campaign’s message - see related article link below. UNICEF went on to state that nearly 30 000 children over the last 5 years became victims of violence in Hungary.
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Rights Official Slams Hungary’s Refugee Policy
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian laws on refugees fully correspond to international regulations, Foreign Affairs Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a Wednesday statement in response to observations made by Nils Muiznieks, human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe. Muiznieks said Hungarian refugee proceedings are too swift and lack the necessary safeguards.
Syrian Man Detained For Sexual Harassment In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has placed a Syrian man in pre-trial detention on charges of sexual harassment, the Budapest public prosecutor’s office said. The man, pretending to be a Greek citizen, met a Hungarian woman in a Budapest bar in the early hours of Sunday and they started sexual relations with her consent, deputy chief prosecutor Andrea Üveges said.
Activists Protest Hungarian Village Council Decree
- 12 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gay rights activists on Saturday afternoon staged a demonstration against what they call the scandalous decree passed by the local council of Ásotthalom, which bans burqas, the construction of mosques and any “act that does not recognise marriage (between man and woman) as the basis of family ties, and which recognises (the traditional) parent-child relationship”.
Prison Chief: More Inmates Work, Less Crime Committed
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The higher the employment rate among prisoners, the lower the number of crimes committed against each other, Hungary’s outgoing prison chief András Csóti told MTI in an interview. Last year, the number of prison crimes involving serious bodily harm dropped from 89 to 73, reported sexual offences fell from 37 to 30, the number of coercions from 117 to 105 and the number of robberies from 22 to 16, ...
Abuse Alleged At Child Care Home
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Social and Child Protection Directorate has suspended the head of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Child Care Home in Bicske with immediate effect, ordered an internal inquiry and filed a report to police after it learnt about suspected sexual abuse of children.
Ministry Orders Investigation Into Alleged Sexual Abuse In Orphanage
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry has asked the police to investigate the alleged sexual abuse of children at an orphanage, the ministry said. Tabloid Bors reported rights groups and parents as saying that staff at an unnamed orphanage sexually abused children in exchange for small rewards.
UNICEF Claim Campaign Against Child Abuse Reached Goal In Hungary
- 27 May 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
UNICEF Hungary’s campaign against child abuse has reached its aim and started a public debate about the topic, the international organization reports, also stating it regrets that many social organisation misinterpreted the campaign’s message - see related article link below. UNICEF went on to state that nearly 30 000 children over the last 5 years became victims of violence in Hungary.
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Rights Official Slams Hungary’s Refugee Policy
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian laws on refugees fully correspond to international regulations, Foreign Affairs Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a Wednesday statement in response to observations made by Nils Muiznieks, human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe. Muiznieks said Hungarian refugee proceedings are too swift and lack the necessary safeguards.