Hungarian Lawmakers on Monday Voted to Approve New Constitutional Changes Proposed by the Populist Ruling Party That Target the LGBTQ Community, Including by Codifying Into Law A Ban on Pride Events, And a Provision Proclaiming That People Can Be Male Or Female.
The Amendments had Expected to Easily Pass as Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party Enjoys A Two-Thirds Majority, Plus the Support of Far-Right Lawmakers
Some of Monday’s Amendments Underpin Legislation Passed on March 18 that Banned the Annual Pride March in the nation, which Effectively Restricted Freedom of Assembly.
The Ban Trigged Protests Against The Changes Fast-Tracked by the Fidesz Party, Who Said the Event Could Be Considered As Harmful to Children and Protecting Them Suildsede The Right to Assemble.
“We Won’t Let Woe ideology Endanger Our Kids,” Orban Said in March asHe Defended The Move
The modifications i.e. codify “Children’s Rights” For Their “Proper Physical, Mental and Moral Development Take Precedence Over All Other Fundamental Rights,” Except the right to life.
“Normal People Like Us Are Under Constant Provocation, Because People Who Live According to non-traditional sexual behavior … Let off steam on the streets,” Orban had actually included feedback to public demonstration over the modifications.
More demonstrations intended
Ahead of the Approval of the Constitutional Amendment, The resistance Momentum Party Attempted to Blockade Parliament the Vote from Taking Place, and Claiming Orban was leading hungary in the future of authoritricism like that Seen inVladimir Putin’s Russia
Orban has actually been to viewed as Using Increasingly Repressive Methods Against Critics Independent Civil Organizations for Years, Justifying His Actions by Claiming That Individuals And Groups Critical Of The Government Are Harmful and Represent Foreign Interests.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee, A Human Rights Organization Based in Hungary, Said It Old Protest After the Voted, Adding That The Law “Is A Significant Escalation In The Government’s EFFORTS TO SUPPRES DISTENT AND WEAKE HUMAN RIGHTS Protection.”
Rights Groups Like the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International Have Urged the European Commission to Launch a Procedure Against Hungary’s Government, Arguing the Amendment and Other Recent Legislation Breaches Eu Law.
