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Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ communityMPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, in what Amnesty International has described as a “full-frontal attack” on the LGBTQ+ community.The legislation – the latest by the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his rightwing populist party to target the community – was pushed through parliament on Tuesday. Believed to be the first of its kind in the EU’s recent history, the nationwide ban passed by 136 votes to 27 after it was submitted to parliament one day earlier. Continue reading...
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ communityMPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, in what Amnesty International has described as a “full-frontal attack” on the LGBTQ+ community.The legislation – the latest by the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his rightwing populist party to target the community – was pushed through parliament on Tuesday. Believed to be the first of its kind in the EU’s recent history, the nationwide ban passed by 136 votes to 27 after it was submitted to parliament one day earlier. Continue reading...
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Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population
Labour’s ‘devolution revolution’ aims to simplify local authorities but will force some to combine with others in financial distressPeople in areas neighbouring bankrupt councils in England risk seeing their council taxes rise and services cut under Labour’s plans for the most radical shake-up of local government this century.Under plans championed by Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, for a “devolution revolution”, the government is pushing to merge dozens of small district and county councils to streamline services. Continue reading...
