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Hungary: Historic Opportunity for New Government to Reverse Human Rights Rollback

This represents a momentous opportunity for Hungary to reverse the human rights rollback the country has experienced.

April 14, 2026

A group of people hold rainbow colored boxes behind a sign outside the police headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.
(Amnesty International)

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Hungary: World is Watching as Tens of Thousands Prepare to March in Defiance of Attempted Ban on Budapest Pride

Authorities must ensure people can exercise their right to protest during Saturday’s Budapest Pride, free from intimidation, harassment or violence.

June 27, 2025

A man carrying a rainbow colored box shakes hands with a police woman in a white uniform, as more people carrying rainbow colored boxes look on, and another police officer in a blue uniform watches.
(Nagy Szabolcs)

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Hungary: More than 120,000 People from 73 Countries Speak Up for Budapest Pride

Authorities must allow people to participate safely in Saturday’s Budapest Pride, free from intimidation, harassment or violence.

June 25, 2025

An illustration of Budapest's parliament building, with its domes and spires, warpped in barbed wire, with a rainbow shooting out of the dome.
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CJEU’s Advocate General: Hungary’s Anti-LGBTI Propaganda Law Violates EU Law

The Advocate General of the European Union Court of Justice made clear that Hungary's anti-LGBTI legislation is discriminatory and violates…

June 5, 2025

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Hungary: Global Fight Back Begins as Anti-Pride Law comes into effect with call to Let Pride March 

It is vital that the Hungarian authorities do not impose undue restrictions or a pre-emptive ban on Budapest Pride.

April 15, 2025

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(Ma’yan Toaf / Israel GPO / Handout/ Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Hungary: Withdrawal From ICC Does Not Absolve Hungary of its Legal Obligation to Arrest Fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu

By welcoming Netanyahu, Hungary is effectively giving a seal of approval to Israel’s genocide.

April 3, 2025

Netanyahu sitting with men in military outfit.
(Ma’yan Toaf / Israel GPO / Handout/ Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Hungary: Arrest and Surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court

As a member state of the International Criminal Court, Hungary must arrest alleged war criminal Prime Minister Netanyahu if he…

March 31, 2025

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Hungary: Pride Ban is Full-Frontal Attack on LGBTI People and Must Not be Signed into Law

This law is an attack on the LGBTI community and a blatant violation of Hungary’s obligations to prohibit discrimination and…

March 18, 2025

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Amnesty International

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Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries

Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.

July 8, 2024

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Hungary's decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is step back into the dark ages

Everyone’s gender identity should be legally recognized and everyone must be allowed to change their legal name and gender markers…

May 19, 2020

MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA - APRIL 20, 2020: Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a video conference meeting on the COVID-19 coronavirus situation in Russia, at Novo-Ogaryovo residence. Alexei Druzhinin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS (Photo by Alexei DruzhininTASS via Getty Images)

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Workshop for media to examine human rights and response to COVID-19 in Hungary and Russia

As part of a series of workshops exploring human rights concerns related to the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International USA will…

April 20, 2020

Monday 4 June, Amnesty International placed a giant heart balloon outside the Parliament in Budapest. The 10x10x5 meter red heart was there to tell Hungarian MPs that people working for a fair and safe Hungary need to be protected, not attacked or threatened. Therefore, the draconian legislative proposal submitted by the government to the Parliament – dubbed ‘Stop Soros’ and aiming to criminalise those helping refugees and migrants and to instil fear and silence civil society - must be voted down. . The face of the heart balloon installation was the “Civil” symbol - - logo of over 250 organizations working in coalition in Hungary for rights and freedoms. The giant heart is a symbol of the strong and heartfelt worldwide support for civil society, organisations and activists, working for a Hungary that is fair and safe for all. More than 22,000 people from 50+ countries around the world have sent messages of support to NGOs in Hungary both offline and online, which have also been collected in a booklet of solidarity that was handed over to MPs.

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Mass protests in Europe provide hope as rights and judicial independence eroded

People’s rights are being violated by governments in Europe and Central Asia, who are cracking down on protests and seeking…

April 16, 2020