"Security camera footage from the centre showed the director of the Szolo Street juvenile detention centre kicking a boy in the head. Earlier this week, four staff members were taken into custody, and the government announced that it would place all such child facilities under direct police supervision. On Saturday, thousands of protesters walked through Budapest's frosty streets behind a banner reading Protect the children! and called on the government to take more action against the perpetrators."
"On Friday, Magyar also released a previously unpublished official report from 2021, which found that more than a fifth of children in state-run care institutions have been abused. We should be outraged at what is being done with the most vulnerable children, Zsuzsa Szalay, a 73-year-old pensioner who took part in Saturday's protest, told the AFP news agency. Protesters in a demonstration demand Hungary's Prime Minister's resignation over the government's perceived inaction about widespread abuse in child care institutions in Budapest, Hungary [Ferenc Isza/AFP]"
Thousands of Hungarians marched in Budapest demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orban's resignation over alleged government inaction amid repeated child-abuse scandals. Security camera footage showed the director of the Szolo Street juvenile detention centre kicking a boy in the head, prompting the detention of four staff and government plans to place all child facilities under direct police supervision. Protesters, led by opposition leader Peter Magyar, carried banners, soft toys and torches in solidarity with victims. A previously unpublished 2021 report released by Magyar found more than one-fifth of children in state-run care institutions had been abused. Authorities state that action is being taken against suspected abuse.
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