Civil Guard Association for a Better Future
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The Civil Guard Association for a Better Future is a Hungarian militant organisation involved in anti-Roma activities in areas such as the town of Gyöngyöspata in early 2011, where they have been accused of intimidating the Roma population with weapons and dogs.
The name originates from Szebb jövőt!, the regular greeting of the Levente (organization)
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The European Roma Rights Centre
has claimed that the Civil Guard has ties to the Magyar Nemzeti Gárda, a new group sharing the same ideology as the banned Magyar Gárda
.
The name originates from Szebb jövőt!, the regular greeting of the Levente (organization)
Levente (organization)
Levente Associations or simply "levente" were paramilitary youth organizations in Hungary in the interwar period and during the Second World War. It was established in 1921 with the declared purpose of physical and health training...
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The European Roma Rights Centre
European Roma Rights Centre
The European Roma Rights Centre is an international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. The approach of the ERRC involves, in particular, strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and...
has claimed that the Civil Guard has ties to the Magyar Nemzeti Gárda, a new group sharing the same ideology as the banned Magyar Gárda
Magyar Gárda
Magyar Gárda Mozgalom founded by Magyar Gárda Hagyományőrző és Kulturális Egyesület was a nationalist organization in Hungary related to the Jobbik party...
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See Also
- Hungarian National Defence Association