Seventeen EU countries are concerned about Hungarian laws that target the LOATKI+ community

Hungary today was accused of seventeen EU countries of violating the fundamental values ​​of the Union through the adoption of laws targeted by LOATKI+community, as tensions between Budapest and a majority of Member States are deeper. The Hungarian Parliament adopted legislation in March that lands the legal basis for the ban on Pride festivals in the country and allows the police to use facial recognition cameras to locate people involved. It also approved changes in the Constitution in April, by which Hungary recognizes only two sexes, the male and the female. “We are very concerned about these developments, which are contrary to the fundamental values ​​of human dignity, freedom, equality and respect for human rights,” governments of 17 countries said in a joint statement. These countries are calling on Hungary to review the measures and call on the European Commission to fully exercise its powers if Budapest does not. […]
Source: News Beast

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