The case of former ambassador Gábor Kaleta, who had 19 thousand pedophile pictures on his computer but only got a suspended sentence and a 540,000 HUF (about 1,500 Euros), caused general outrage in Hungary (as we have already reported:…

The perpetrator did not live under the same roof with his daughter, but they stayed in touch. However, the man was under the delusion that by having a relationship the girl was leading an “immoral life”. Earlier he had worked in a bath and from there he obtained an acid solution with high acidity.…

The Istanbul Convention entered into force in 2014. Until 2019 45 countries had signed it, and 35 of these had also ratified it – meaning that these countries had implemented its regulations into their legislation. Countries that have signed but not ratified the convention include Bulgaria, the…

Today the Hungarian Parliament passed a law, Article 33 of which introduces ‘birth sex’ instead of ‘gender’ in personal documents, therefore making impossible the recognition of trans people’s gender. Activist dr. Zsófia A. Szabó spoke to Humen Online about the context and the potential effects of…

The 28-year-old man who kept his girlfriend, a university student captive in a hovel and physically abused her several times was released on parole, says a press release of the Somogy County Prosecutor’s Office. The man, nicknamed the Cruel Hermit, had lived with his girlfriend in an underground…

The Hungarian LGBT Alliance, umbrella organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) non-governmental organizations in Hungary, has reviewed Bill T/9934. on the modification of certain administrative regulations. Article 33 of the Bill would modify Act I/2010 by changing the term…

by Zsófia Fülöp (magyarnarancs.hu)   “The Istanbul Convention is just political hysterics.” “This is a Convention basically attacking the traditional family model, it tries to implement gender philosophy, so to speak.” “Non-ratification has political reasons, as the approach of the Convention (…)…

"We do not support the ratification of the Istanbul Convention because regarding the implementation of its regulations it prescribes an approach based on the concept of gender, and the Hungarian Parliament does not wish to enter neither the concept of gender nor the gender approach of the Istanbul…

In states of danger or during quarantine there is an increase in the number of violent acts against women and children committed by family members. Hungary has not been known for handling domestic violence particularly well, and it seems that now we are not improving either. We have interviewed…

https://index.hu/belfold/2020/03/03/szabadlabon_tavozott_csenge_meggyilkolasa_roland_borsodnadasd/?fbclid=IwAR2L_6olrkZ02e2MdPFkwutoC35jNi34-Wwmqcu8HyJV-mZsRspoamfGVv0 On March 3rd the trial was held in a femicide case that had caused outrage all over Hungary. A 17-year-old girl, Csenge K., had…