The Era of Political Attacks in Hungarian-American relations is “Over”

A clear message from Washington: the era of political attacks in Hungarian-American relations is over and a time of decency has arrived, believes Tristan Azbej, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians.

Recently the US State Department has published its annual country report on human rights, but the chapter on Hungary is radically different from those in recent years.

While during the Biden administration, which behaved as a “sworn enemy” of the Hungarian government, the US human rights report on our country was full of political attacks, false statements, and the narrative of the Soros network and the NGOs they finance, now a significantly shorter, more balanced document has been produced, the state secretary said. He added that the report praises Hungary’s efforts in the field of human rights and the protection of human dignity on several points.

He emphasized that the report mentions that the government is taking action against human rights abuses; it states that there has been no regression in the human rights situation; it highlights that Hungary

ensures a free and inclusive environment for the Jewish community.

“What was left out of the report: the well-known slander and distortions about the government’s measures, as well as the woke accusations penned by the gender lobby. This makes it clear that President Trump and the Republican administration view our country as a friend, and the latest human rights report has brought us closer to reality,” said Tristan Azbej.

According to the 16-page report available on the US State Department’s website, there were no credible reports of significant human rights abuses in 2024.

The document states that the government has taken appropriate steps to identify and hold accountable officials who have committed human rights abuses and has also identified areas for improvement.

The report notes that in February 2024, the Sovereignty Protection Office was established to target organizations with foreign ties, such as Transparency International Hungary and the Átlátszó.hu website, to assess whether they were serving a foreign lobbying network. On October 28, the office published its report on Átlátszó, which concluded that Átlátszó, in addition to accepting foreign funding, had engaged in activities aimed at influencing state and social decision-making processes and was part of a complex international network representing the interests of its financiers, causing significant political, economic, and social damage to the country.

In recent months, every @Europarl_EN plenary has featured yet another debate attacking Hungary on the rule of law. The left-liberal coalition, led by the @EPPGroup parrots the same biased claims from politically motivated NGOs — generously funded by the @EU_Commission.

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Furthermore, the chapter on freedom of the press makes it clear that the government respected freedom of expression in Hungary. The report notes that the independent media was active and expressed a wide range of opinions, but that government policy and practice influenced public service and some private media, which could have disadvantaged certain types of media.

As Hungary Today reported, the report also covers employee rights, wage and working time regulations, child protection, and religious freedom, among other topics. The document does not mention government corruption, LGBTQ rights, or prison conditions.

Via MTI; Featured photo: Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán