Hungary Pushes Back Against US Human Rights Reports

In a statement that drew immediate international attention, Peter Szijjarto, who serves as the head of Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, condemned the United States for what he described as a startling and outrageous move. He referenced reports on human rights abuses in other nations that are prepared by the U.S. State Department, arguing that these dossiers rely on unilateral information and amounts to interference in the sovereign affairs of other states. According to Szijjarto, such actions are financed by the United States itself, which compounds his concern about external meddling in domestic matters beyond any legitimate diplomatic scope. This characterization was reported by DEA News, which captured the minister’s strong reservations about Washington’s role in assessing how other governments handle internal governance.