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Hungary’s national police launches campaign against domestic violence
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Hungary’s National Police Headquarters (ORFK) is teaming up with the national crisis hotline to launch a campaign aimed at preventing domestic violence, the police said on its website on Monday.
The campaign dubbed “Silence is the loudest scream: hear it!” is part of the OSCE’s project aimed at combatting sexual assault and domestic violence. It runs until Dec. 4.
The statement noted that domestic violence was criminalised in Hungary under the penal code passed in 2013.
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The Hungarian government rejects any form of violence and is committed to fighting violence against women, the human resources ministry said in a statement on Monday, marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.