Amnesty International: Hungary must protect Roma, minority groups

UDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 6 (UPI) — Hungary must do more to protect minority groups, said Amnesty International Tuesday after four people were convicted in the deaths of six Roma.

A Budapest court handed down life sentences in prison for Zsolt Peto, and brothers Arpad and Istvan Kiss and 13 years for collusion for Istvan Csontos, who served as a driver for the group.

The four were convicted of killing six people in 2008 and 2009, including a man and his 4-year-old son as they tried to flee their burning home, and a woman who was shot to death in her sleep.

Amnesty International applauded the convictions, but said Hungary must do more to stem the violent hate crimes.