Australian tourist was beaten near the venue of the 2010 Budapest Pride March

Alert DateJuly 5, 2010 Country: Hungary Address: Budapest General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Homophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Australian
Victims Gender Female
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Hungarian
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

An Australian tourist wearing a pink T-shirt, travelling through Hungary, was beaten near the venue of the 2010 Budapest Pride March by members of right-wing extremist groups who protested against the march. [1]

[1] Hanzli, P (2010) ‘Fesztiválmegnyitó – utána gyűlölet-bűncselekmény’, in: Frissmeleg.hu, 04.07.2010 available at: http://www.frissmeleg.hu/2010-07-05/fesztivalmegnyito_utana_gyulolet_buncselekmeny (Date of access: 20.02.2012.)