Yesterday, 18 April 2011, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a new Constitution. The new text and the process under which it has been developed and accepted has been widely criticised as grossly curtailing human rights and democratic values.
Especially of concern to women’s rights NGOs is that the new Constitution poses a grave threat to women’s sexual and reproductive rights, as it includes a sentence on the protection of the fetus from conception.
To read the complete article please visit European Women's Lobby
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Yesterday, 18 April 2011, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a new Constitution. The new text and the process under which it has been developed and accepted has been widely criticised as grossly curtailing human rights and democratic values.
Especially of concern to women’s rights NGOs is that the new Constitution poses a grave threat to women’s sexual and reproductive rights, as it includes a sentence on the protection of the fetus from conception.
To read the complete article please visit European Women's Lobby
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