Fifteen European countries have joined the case against the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's child protection law, which is seen as hostile to LGBT rights.

Edited by |Adam Lurkade

World section

8 April 2023

    The Hungarian parliament approved the law, which prohibits the depiction of any manifestations of homosexuality or gender re-identification in media content and educational materials intended for an audience under the age of 18, in June 2021. The matter EU and certain countries refused and decided to sue the Hungarian president for it and as they claimed to protect the children.

The participating countries are Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Malta, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia, France, Germany, and Greece, in addition to the European Parliament as a third party to the lawsuit filed by the European Commission last year.

Yesterday, April 6, was the deadline for countries wishing to take part in suing the Hungarian government over the law.

"We stand firm in our commitment to an inclusive and equal society for all," said the Belgian Foreign Ministry, which led the charge against the controversial law.

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