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Hungarian Parliament Passes Sweeping Child Protection Law Amendments
Hungary’s National Assembly has enacted significant amendments to its Child Protection Law, targeting pedophilia and enhancing child safety measures.
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Fidesz-Christian Democrats submit new package of laws for child protection
Child protection experts who fail to report when a child is under threat can be subjected to up to two years imprisonment.
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Hungary strengthens child protection laws with stricter measures and enhanced online security
In a significant move to bolster child protection, Fidesz MPs have introduced a robust legislative package to the National Assembly aimed at intensifying penalties for pedophiles and enhancing child safety...
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Justice Minister: Hungary will make no compromise over child protection
Minister Varga said it was regrettable that leading European politicians had formed an opinion on the child protection law before engaging in meaningful dialogue on the matter with Hungary’s authorities.
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Justice Minister: EP may look forward to a new era with a right-wing majority
Minister Varga said Italy’s government was alone in understanding Hungary’s “solid arguments” in the legal dispute over its child protection law.
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State Secretary hits back at criticism of Hungary’s child protection law
Tamás Menczer responded on Facebook to a tweet by Jan Lipavský in which he said he was “sorry that Czechia would not join the European lawsuit over Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law”.
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Child Protection Law: They just don’t get it, do they?
Being pro-children and pro-family does not mean we’re anti-gay.
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MEP: Fidesz rejects EC’s attack against Hungary's child protection law
Tamás Deutsch said that in a referendum last year “nearly 4 million parents and grandparents” had supported the legislation against “gender ideology” and “increasingly aggressive attacks by LGBTQ activists”.
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Justice Minister: It is the right of parents to decide on children’s upbringing
The justice minister said the Hungarian government will use every legal tool at its disposal to protect the will expressed by the Hungarian people in last year’s referendum on child protection.
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Kocsis: We will fight for our children’s protection
“Our child protection law has come under attack … so the fight continues,” said Máté Kocsis.
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Justice Minister: Child Protection Act under attack on new front
Judit Varga said Hungary’s Child Protection Act is under attack on a new front, noting that the United Nations Human Rights Council reviews the situation of human rights in every country every five years.
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The EU Court of Justice today made a political decision based on Hungary’s Child Protection Act
We're not surprised because the president of the Court had already indicated what decision we could expect: One that’s purely political.
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Hungary to respond to EU infringement procedure on child protection law
The justice minister wrote on Facebook that the “attack” on Hungary’s child protection law, which the EU says discriminates against LGBTQ people, is “unfair”, as education is a national competency.