- pOrlis must make sure people can celebrate safely
- Representative of Amnesty International over 81 years old, including Secretary-General
- Global petition, with more than 120,000 signatures handed over to the police headquarters
Authorities must ensure that people’s right to protest is protected and they have the ability to say in the Budapest Pride on Saturday that there is no intimidation, harassment or violence during Saturday’s Budapest Pride.
More than 200 Amnesty International representatives from the organization’s 17 departments will join the march, including the organization’s Secretary-General Agnès Callamard. A petition signed by 120,000 people from 73 countries was on Wednesday by Dávid Vig, the director of Amnesty International, International Hungary, on Wednesday reminded the city’s police chief Dávid Vig, who respected, protected and promoted the right of people to peacefully protest.
“The ban on Budapest pride reveals the depth of the Hungarian authorities to sink in an attempt to restore fundamental rights. But it also shows the heights that can be achieved when we unite to resist.”
Many people across the country have carried out a full-scale attack on the LGBTI people in Hungary and the right to peacefully assemble. I am honored to be able to walk with them through the streets of Budapest. As solidarity around the globe shows, the world is watching.
Secretary-General Agnès Callamard
In April, discriminatory legislation It has entered into force, which has been used to ban Pride march and other protests supporting the rights of the people of LGBTI in Hungary. Under its terms, the 2021 legislation that “breaches and promotions” of homosexuals prohibits “descriptions and promotions” of people under the age of 18. The law grants authorities the use of facial recognition technology to identify participants and to participate in any injunction through any injunction. Under the Criminal Code, banned parliament organizers may offend criminal charges and be imprisoned for up to one year.
On June 17, the mayor of Budapest announced that the city will serve as the host of municipal events and therefore does not require police approval. Police issued an injunction for the incident, believing it was actually a public parliament. On June 19, the mayor of Budapest announced that pride will continue anyway.
“We will not be intimidated by bans, threats and powerful tactics. Instead, those of us and those who cheer from afar will help each other and from our common certainty, ultimately, humanity will win.”
“In the past 30 years, people in Hungary have celebrated their pride peacefully in Budapest. Hungarian authorities must stop this attempt to shift the clock. They must raise the ban, repeal discriminatory laws, and ensure that people participating in Budapest can get rid of intimidation, harassment or violence.”
“Amnesty International will be proud of a delegation of more than 200 people, because no matter where we live, we believe in equality, love and justice. This is a historical moment in Hungary, where the authorities must guarantee the human rights of the people, not to please a government that hopes to silence us.”
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The Amnesty International delegation’s pride in Budapest includes more than 200 people from 17 countries.
Such as the 2024 amnesty ReportHungary is one of several European countries that violate its international and regional human rights obligations to respect, protect and promote peaceful assembly, eliminate obstacles and avoid unreasonable interference with people’s rights to peaceful freedom and freedom of expression.
The city of Budapest announced that Budapest Pride will be held as a municipal event. This means that unlike regular gatherings, no police notice is required formally. But the Budapest police interpreted the announcement as a notice of demonstrations and issued an injunction claiming it was an unauthorized parliament. At the same time, a counter-aggression was organized and a notice announced by the municipality was submitted to the police. Police said such counter-protest will take precedence over pride.
The mayor of Budapest replied that since pride is a municipal incident, no notification is required and the police’s decision should not affect it.
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The petition to the police headquarters took place on June 25. For video and magazine material, click here.
