In a statement issued on Friday, Elizabeth Throssell, the office’s spokesperson, said “We are deeply concerned at legislation passed this week in Hungary that results in arbitrary and discriminatory restrictions on the rights of LGBTIQ+ individuals to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and privacy, including when advocating for their human rights in events such as Pride parades”.
“UN Human Rights Chief Volker Tuerk calls on the Hungarian authorities to repeal this law and other legislation that discriminates against LGBTIQ+ individuals,” Throssell said in a statement, according to MTI.
The statement also added that “to protect the right to privacy and non-discrimination, authorities should avoid using facial recognition technology to identify those peacefully participating in an assembly”.
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