US EditionHungarian protesters demand Orban quits over abuse cases
Over 20% of children in state care faced abuse, prompting tens of thousands in Budapest to demand Prime Minister Orban resign for failing to act, officials said.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands marched through Budapest demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign over perceived inaction, behind a `Protect the children!` banner.
- On Friday, Peter Magyar released a previously unpublished 2021 official report finding over a fifth of children in state-run care abused, while footage from Szolo Street juvenile detention centre showed its director kicking a boy.
- Earlier this week, four staff members were taken into custody and the government announced police supervision of child facilities; 73-year-old pensioner Zsuzsa Szalay said, `We should be outraged at what is being done with the most vulnerable children.`
- The revelations pose a political threat to Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of an April vote, with last year's resignation of President Katalin Novak underscoring the political stakes.
- Since returning to power in 2010, Viktor Orban has promised to prioritise child protection, but protesters say the issue is not only abuse but that the scandals were revealed.
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In Budapest, more than 50,000 people demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The awareness of some 3000 suspected abuse cases in state children's and youth institutions has triggered major protests in Hungary's capital city Budapest.
According to the opposition, thousands of children have been abused in state institutions. In Budapest, 50,000 demonstrators have now called for Orbán's resignation.
More than 50,000 people took to the streets in Budapest and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The reason was the awareness of 3000 abuse cases in state institutions.
Several recently published videos show how correctional facility employees physically assault minors
A protest rally organized by the opposition was held in Budapest following the abuse scandal in a juvenile detention center, which led to demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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