The Hungarian Child Rights Coalition considers the „child protection” provision of the 15th amendment to the Fundamental Law submitted to the Parliament to be of serious concern from the point of view of the enforcement of children’s fundamental rights, the safeguarding of the best interests of the child and the system of fundamental rights protection, and therefore we ask the Members of
Parliament not to support it in this form.

The amendment would change the Article XVI by not only stating that every child has the right to the protection and care necessary for his or her proper physical, mental and moral development, but also explaining that „the protection of children’s right to the protection necessary for their physical, mental and moral development and of their right to a self-identity corresponding to their sex at birth is a fundamental right which is of paramount importance compared to other fundamental rights guaranteed by the Fundamental Law, not including the right to life, and as such enjoys proportionate protection„.

We are convinced that the amendment does not serve the protection and enforcement of children’s rights, but on the contrary, it subverts the system of fundamental rights protection, and gives rise to the possibility of limiting the fundamental rights of children, parents and other persons without any consideration, causing serious damage to legal certainty.