Rights group urges new Hungary government to restore rule of law

Rights group urges new Hungary government to restore rule of law

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Hungary’s incoming government to take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights and dismantle laws and institutions used to suppress dissent, following opposition leader Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s elections that is set to end 16 years of rule under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.  The organization called for the immediate suspension and repeal of the Sovereignty Protection Office, a bod…