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Homophobic attacker at Budapest Pride gets three years' imprisonment
Három év letöltendő - súlyos büntetés a homofób bántalmazónak
Thursday, April 30, 2015

For the first time since its introduction in 2008 a Hungarian court used the new hate crime provision for homophobic violence in a case concerning the assault of a participant of the Budapest Pride March in 2013.

Domestic and dating violence against lesbians and transwomen in the focus of our new project
Új projektünk fókuszában a leszbikus és transz nők elleni családon belüli és randierőszak
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Between February 2015 and January 2016 our association is implementing an international research and awareness-raising project on domestic and dating violence against lesbians and trans women with the support of the European Commission.

Equal Treatment Authority fines Budapest school for discriminating against child with lesbian mothers
Nem vették fel leszbikus szülei miatt az iskolába - bírságolt az EBH
Friday, September 26, 2014

The Equal Treatment Authority found the Kispest Waldorf School liable for unlawful discrimination by rejecting the application of a boy after his mother told the school he was raised by two women.

Court reaffirms that police discriminated when banning the Budapest Pride March in 2012
Jogerős: diszkriminált a Budapesti Rendőr-főkapitányság a Budapest Pride 2012-es betiltásával
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

In the suit launched by Háttér Society and the Helsinki Committee the second instance court also found that the police ban amounted to discrimination and harassment. 

Mediation of same-sex couples in the focus of our new project
Új projektünk fókuszában az azonos nemű párok mediációja
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Between March 2014 and August 2015 our association is implementing an internationl research and training project on the mediation of same-sex couples with the support of the European Commission. 

Homophobic murderer gets life imprisonment in Hungary
Monday, February 10, 2014

The Regional Court of Appeal of Debrecen has today upheld an earlier decision of a lower level court, and sentenced a defendant to life imprisonment for murdering an elderly gay pharmacist out of homophobic motive. The case is the first known murder case in Hungary where the courts found homophobic hate an aggravating circumstance.

Court says police discriminated when banning the Budapest Pride March in 2012
Sajtóközlemény - Zaklató módon diszkriminált a rendőrség a 2012-es Pride-felvonulás betiltásával
Friday, January 17, 2014

On January 16, 2014 the Metropolitan Court of Budapest found that the Budapest Police committed direct discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation when banning the Budapest Pride March in 2012. The case was launched by Háttér Society and an individual, who were represented in court by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. The decision is appealable.

Same-sex couples and their children are also entitled to reduced-price football tickets in Hungary
Azonos nemű pároknak és gyermekeiknek is jár a kedvezményes családi focijegy
Thursday, July 18, 2013

The intervention of the Equal Treatment Authority was needed to force the Hungarian Football Federation to change its policy which excluded same-sex couples and their children from those entitled to buy football tickets at a reduced price available to families.

Háttér launches English language website
Elindult a Háttér Társaság angol nyelvű honlapja
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The most important information about the organization and its programs, as well as news about recent developments on LGBT life in Hungary will be available online in English for visitors of the website.

Hungarian Equal Treatment Authority takes the side of kissing gay couple
Sajtóközlemény - Elmarasztalta a fürdőt az EBH a meleg pár zaklatásáért
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Equal Treatment Authority found a violation of law and prohibited the further continuation of the unlawful conduct in a case launched by a gay couple against a historic thermal bath in Budapest.

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