Stakeholder Summary >> Hungary, Review Documentation, 39th Session, November 2021

AHR recommended that Hungary ... introduce sexual harassment and stalking as separate offenses, increase domestic violence prosecution in cases involving couples who are not cohabiting or sharing children, to establish a broader definition of domestic violence, both in criminal legislation and in the law on restraining orders, and to increase victims’ access to civil protective orders and increase the available duration of such civil orders to provide better protection to victims. JS1 also recommended ... introduce sexual harassment and stalking as separate offenses, increase domestic violence prosecution in cases involving couples who are not cohabiting or sharing children. It further recommended to establish a broader definition of domestic violence, both in criminal legislation and in the law on restraining orders and to increase victims’ access to civil protective orders and increase the available duration of such civil orders to provide better protection to victims. It further recommended to criminalize rape based on a lack of consent, instead of the use of force and establish special services for the victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence. [Para 55]