Overview

• Hungary's parliament passed a constitutional amendment codifying the ban on public LGBTQ+ events, including Pride parades, with a vote of 140 to 21.
• The amendment declares that children’s moral, physical, and spiritual development takes precedence over other fundamental rights, including the right to peaceful assembly.
• The constitution now enshrines a binary gender model, denying legal recognition of transgender and intersex identities.
• Authorities are empowered to use facial recognition technology to monitor and penalize participants at prohibited events, raising concerns about mass surveillance.
• The amendment also allows the temporary suspension of citizenship for dual nationals deemed threats to public order or national security.