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Hungary rejected ratifying a treaty to protect women from violence, because it said it promoted 'destructive gender ideologies' and 'illegal immigration'

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The rejection comes just weeks after the government began trying to push through a law that would end legal recognition of trans people in Hungary. The Istanbul Convention is the first binding agreement aimed at stopping and combating violence against women, according toIts intent is to prevent abuses like female genital mutilation and marital rape. It comes as United Nations data predicts global domestic violence willIn 2014, the convention was signed by much of Europe, as well as Hungary. But on May 5,

The declaration agreed to by Hungary's ruling party asserted that the country has "the right to defend its country, culture, laws, traditions and national values and that views on gender held by the minority should not endanger this."

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All those who rejected should be locked up w/ bubba for ten yrs and let's see if they change their minds about women being violated. Pigs.

kuku27 As the government voted against ratification, outnumbered female politicians held up signs covered in sexist quotes made by male politicians in earlier parliament sessions.

kuku27 Hungary rejected the Istanbul Convention, an international agreement aimed at combating violence against women, including abuses such as genital mutilation and marital rape.Criminal minds , no better than hardened criminals

Svarun_K Poor women, living with violence, orban must be excited

I wonder when it will start breaking on the wheel or pouring boiling tar as a punishment against morality

I totally get that.

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