Budapest Police tries to ban the 2012 Budapest Gay Dignity Procession

Alert DateApril 13, 2012 Country: Hungary Address: Budapest General Type: Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Homophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Culture, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse
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In April, the Budapest Police Headquarters issued a decree which rejects the request of the Rainbow Mission Foundation (Szivárvány Misszió Alapítvány), a prominent Hungarian LGBT association, related to the organizing of the 2012 Budapest Gay Dignity Procession (Meleg Méltóság Menet), planned for 7th July. The police ban is based on the claim that the route of the Procession from the City Park (Városliget), along Andrássy Avenue to Elisabeth Square (Erzsébet tér) would significantly paralyze the traffic of the city.[1] The organizers solicited legal help from the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ), and appealed to the Municipal Court of Budapest against the police ban. On 13th April, the Court overruled the police’s prohibition of the procession, stating that it can be organized on the planned route since it would cause no conflict with laws on the freedom of assembly.[2]

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Sources:

  1. Népszabadság, 12.04.2012, A bíró két héten belül dönt a melegfelvonulásról [Judge must decide within two weeks on the issue of the Gay Procession], http://nol.hu/belfold/20120412-ket_heten_belul_dont_a_torvenyszek, Accessed on 27.01.2013.
  2. Népszabadság, 13.04.2012, Mégis vonulhatnak a melegek [The Gay March can be organized], http://nol.hu/belfold/megis_vonulhatnak_a_melegek, Accessed on 27.01.2012.