US EditionEU court says Hungary's anti-LGBTQ rules breach law
The court said the law stigmatizes LGBTQ+ people and breaches EU discrimination, services and data protection rules.
- On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary's 2021 Child Protection Law violates European Union law by discriminating against LGBTQ persons.
- Outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government adopted the measure to restrict LGBTQ content for minors, while critics argue the law conflates homosexuality with pedophilia and stigmatizes non-cisgender people.
- The Luxembourg-based court ruled that for the first time, one of the 27 member states breached Article 2 of the bloc's foundational treaty, also citing violations regarding free services.
- Nine days after the Tisza Party defeated Orban, new leader Peter Magyar faces a test regarding his social policies after ending Orban's 16-year tenure.
- While Magyar campaigned on equality, he has remained cautious about the culture-war debate, stating that Hungarians can love whomever they want, provided they do not violate laws or harm others.
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European Court of Justice rules Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ laws violate EU policy
Under Viktor Orbán’s rule, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation was introduced, which the European Court of Justice says should now be overturned The post European Court of Justice rules Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws violate EU policy appeared first on Attitude.
One week after its defeat in the general elections, Viktor Orbán's government is targeted by a "historical" judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union for its treatment of LGBTQI+ people.
Information about homosexuality and transidentity is prohibited in Hungary for minors. For the ECJ this is a violation of fundamental values of the EU. Whether something changes under the new government remains open. By A. Lagmöller.
On Tuesday 21 April, the highest European court ruled that the Hungarian law of 2021 promulgated by the government of Viktor Orbán and intended to protect minors had targeted sexual minorities well and had been designated as contrary to the identity of the European Union.
'Landmark' EU court ruling rejects Hungary anti-LGBTQ law
The EU’s top court ruled Tuesday that anti-LGBTQ legislation in Hungary breached the bloc’s rules, in a move hailed as a “landmark” victory by Brussels. The European Commission, 16 of 27 member states and the European Parliament took Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the law, in what has been billed as the largest human rights case in the bloc’s history. Originally aimed at toughening punishments for child abuse, the law was am…
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