Commentary The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, recently made the explosive comment that Hungary had “no business being in the European Union anymore.” Rutte’s comment followed the Hungarian Parliament’s adoption of legislation that bans the depiction or promotion of homosexuality among children younger than 18 years of age. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban explained that the law, passed on June 15, does not target homosexuality, but instead protects the rights of children and their parents. The exchange highlights the ongoing schism within the European Union that has been brewing in recent years. Despite protests from Rutte and 16 other European leaders, Orban’s position may in fact be supported by Article 34 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was ratified by Hungary in 1991. This Article imposes an obligation on nation states to protect the child from “all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse” and …
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