Hungary: Whether homosexuals are prohibited from military service in Hungary (2001-April 2002)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 23 April 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HUN38909.E |
| Reference | 2 |
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For information on whether homosexuals are prohibited from military service, please see the section on Hungary of a March 2001 report by the International Gay and Lesbian Association (ILGA) – Europe attached to HUN38283.E of 17 January 2002.
Referring to Attachment 037a to Measures 7/1996 (VII. 30.) HM-NM and 12/1997 (V. 16.) HM issued by both the Defense and Health Ministries, two representatives from the Hatter Support Society for Gays and Lesbians indicated that the regulations of the Hungarian armed forces describe homosexuality as a "disturbance of the personality" and as an indication of a "dysfunction of the sexual life" (Karpati and Sandor 3 Apr. 2002).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Karpati, Jozsef and Bea Sandor. 3 April 2002. "Hungary's Pepsi Island Case." Hatter Support Society for Gays and Lesbians.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
The Budapest Sun
Die Budapester Zeitung
Delegation of the European Commission to Hungary
European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) [Barcelona]
European Commission
European Union Accession Monitoring Program of the Open Society Institute
Gay Today
Human Rights Watch
Hungarian Helsinki Committee
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) [San Francisco, Calif.]
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) [Brussels]
International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) – Europe
Planet Out
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) [Prague]
Rainbow Network
Le Séminaire gai
TheGully.com
The Texas Triangle Online
UK Immigration and Nationality Directorate Country Assessments
US Department of State. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001
War Resisters' International [London, UK]
World News Connection (WNC)
