Will the US Speak Out on Hungary’s Rights Crisis?

Expand Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses the supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2018. © 2018 Reuters When he visits Hungary next week, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo should raise the alarm in light of Hungary’s deteriorating human rights situation. Instead of sending a message of business as usual, he should make clear that Hungary’s backsliding on human rights has implications for its relations with the US. Undermining rule of law, assaulting independent civil society, and deflecting constructive…

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