Police An order was issued on Tuesday, which was later rejected to a request to conduct an LGBTQ+ event in the central. BudapestThe result of recent steps by the right -wing populist government is aimed at banning the popular Budapest Pride March.
The police’s decision to ban the planned incident at the end of this month came after the law passed in the Hungary Parliament March, and the next month a constitutional amendment, which allowed the government to ban public programs by the LGBTQ+ communities – suggests that legal scholars and critics have called another step towards the Autocratic Government.
In his justification for restricting the Budapest event, the organizers requested to be on June 28, the city police argued that “it could not be dismissed, or even unavoidable, that would be able to attach a person under 18 to legally prohibited conduct” if he participated in the proposed march. “
The police also argued that the march could result in “passive victims”, which, “because of the nature of the assembly, there was no desire to participate in the assembly, but, due to its public nature, yet, became an audience.”
In a statement, the organizers called the police decision “a textbook example of atrocities”.
Ban on LGBTQ+ events – which the government says that ensures children’s rights for moral, physical and spiritual development – allows people to impose fines to participate or participate in proud events, and use facial identification software to identify them.
Hungary’s controversial “child protection” law restrictions “illustration or promotion” for minors under 18 years of age.
Hungary officials have made a contrast statements whether the new policies of full ban on Budapest Pride or not. In a speech by supporters in February, Prime Minister Victor Orban, “advised the organizers not to disturb this year’s parade,” “money and time wasted it”.
The Budapest Police attached photos and videos in his statement depicting the scenes of the previous Budapest Pride events – to confirm the approach that March was likely to violate new laws that banned public performances of homosexuality.
FranceGermany and Spain were among at least 20 European Union countries, who had called for amending Hungary to amend their laws that ban the LGBTQ+ events last month, expressing concern that it is contrary to the basic values ​​of human dignity, freedom, equality and respect for human rights inherent in the European Union treaties.
The organizers of Budapest Pride, who attracts thousands of people annually and celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, have vowed that the event will be held despite the threat of legal sanctions.
