Hungarian parliament passes a bill banning Pride events
Hungarian parliament passes a bill banning Pride events
www.lemonde.fr Hungarian parliament passes a bill banning Pride events
The amendment to Hungary's 'child protection' legislation, making it an offense to hold events for LGBTQ+ rights, passed with 136 votes in favor to 27.
Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday, March 18, passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist party on the country's LGBTQ+ community.
The measure passed in a 136-27 vote. The law, supported by Orbán's Fidesz party and their minority coalition partner the Christian Democrats, was pushed through parliament in an accelerated procedure after being submitted only a day earlier.