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The Anti-LGBTQI Law of Hungary in Action: A Combination of State- and Self-Enforcement
Published: 
November 2024

On June 15, 2022, the Hungarian Parliament passed Act LXXIX of 2021 on stricter actions against pedophile offenders, and the amendment of certain laws for the protection of children (the Anti-LGBTQI or propaganda law). More than three years after its adoption, the Anti-LGBTQI law's far-reaching and devastating impact is apparent. The present report aims to give a comprehensive overview of both the state-controlled and voluntary implementation of the impugned provisions; in addition to the implementation of the Anti-LGBTQI law. The current report updates and expands on three earlier reports prepared by Háttér Society on the propaganda law.
Joint NGO submission to the UN Special Rapporteur's thematic report on the impact of digital and artificial intelligence-enabled surveillance
Published: 
November 2025

Joint submission by Háttér Society, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Untion to the Special Rapporteur's thematic report on the impact of digital and artificial intelligence-enabled surveillance on the rights of assembly and association, including chilling effects, which she will present at the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026.
Selected questions and recommendations for Hungary in the Article 7(1) TEU procedure
Selected questions and recommendations for Hungary in the Article 7(1) TEU procedure
Published: 
October 2025

Recommendations formulated by independent Hungarian human rights and anti-corruption organizations, which highlight what measures would be necessary in Hungary to eliminate the existing problems.
Banning the Rainbow – How Hungarian authorities banned the upcoming Pécs Pride and what the EU should do about it
Published: 
September 2025

The annual Pécs Pride will be held on October 4, 2025. Unlike the Budapest Pride in June, which proceeded as a municipality event, Pécs Pride is organized by a private individual as an assembly within the scope of the Assembly Act. The event was banned by the police on September 5, and the Kúria (the supreme court) upheld this decision. If the organizer holds Pécs Pride despite the ban, he will be held criminally liable and may even be punished with imprisonment.
The application of the Pride-ban beyond the Pride march
Published: 
September 2025

The paper provides an overview on how the Pride-ban as it is often labelled (i.e. Section 13/A of the Assembly Act) together with Article XVI(1) of the Fundamental Law in practice outlawed organizing any LGBTQI-themed assembly in Hungary. It summarizes the decisions of the police and the judgments of the Kúria (supreme court with sole jurisdiction in assembly cases) delivered in connection with the assemblies planned by Amnesty International Hungary, Háttér Society, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union in May and June 2025. 
Persisting failure to step up for human rights
Persisting failure to step up for human rights
Published: 
June 2025

Background paper on Hungary's National Human Rights Institution

by Amnesty International Hungary, Háttér Society, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Polgár Foundation, Streetlawyer Association and Hungarian Civil Liberties Union  

17 June 2025
Legislating Fear: Banning Pride is the latest assault on fundamental rights in Hungary
Published: 
March 2025

Hungarian human rights organisations Amnesty International, Háttér Society, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee urge the European Commission to launch an infringement procedure addressing the entirety of the new changes for breaches of EU law.
The last piece of the puzzle? Assessing the performance of Hungary’s national human rights institution
The last piece of the puzzle? Assessing the performance of Hungary’s national human rights institution
Published: 
December 2024

Our joint report with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee assesses the functioning of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, with particular attention to the activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Directorate General for Law Enforcement, established after the merger of the Independent Police Complaints Board, and the Directorate General for Equal Treatment, established after the merger of the Equal Treatment Authority.
Social attitudes towards LGBTQI issues in Hungary. November 2023
Social attitudes towards LGBTQI issues in Hungary. November 2023
Published: 
May 2024

This report summarizes the results of a nationally representative public opinion poll conducted by the Median Public Opinion and Market Research Institute in November 2023. Háttér Társaság commissioned the research. The research covered topics such as the general framing of homosexuality, social attitudes related to coming out, support for marriage and parenting by same-sex couples, legal gender recognition for trans people, views on the so-called "child protection" law, and opinions about proactive measures by public bodies and employers.
Victim-Centered and Intersectional Approaches in the Response to Hate Crimes – A handbook of good practices
Victim-Centered and Intersectional Approaches in the Response to Hate Crimes. A handbook of good practices
Published: 
March 2024

Between May 2022 and April 2024, we implemented a research, training and awareness-raising project entitled Counter-Hate: Improving the assistance of victims of hate crimes through a victim-centered and intersectional approach.

Reflecting on the lessons learned from research into national legislation and practices, we have produced a handbook presenting good practices in the fight against hate crime and victim support, identified together with the project partners. 

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