
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has sounded the alarm over Hungary's recent law banning pride events, urging the government to repeal it. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has argued that the legislation seeks to protect minors from harmful influences.
On Tuesday, Hungary's parliament passed a law prohibiting pride events and authorizing the authorities to use facial recognition technology to identify participants and give them fines of $500. The legislation, backed by Orban's Fidesz party and its junior partner, the Christian Democrats, passed 136-27 under an expedited procedure.
The measure amends the country's assembly regulations to ban events that violate Hungary's child protection laws, which prohibit the portrayal of homosexuality to minors. All profits from the fines will also be diverted to child protection policies. The law has sparked protests in Budapest, with opposition lawmakers using smoke bombs in the parliament chamber.













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Unnamed countries, hmm... any guesses?
Another question might be, whether or not it is easier to begin a war than to end it?
Looking back in the web archives, there was an article by John Pilger in 2014: