Tag: propaganda of homosexuality
Russia: Anti-gay ‘propaganda law’ is assault on freedom of expression
Russia’s Parliament has backed a bill which outlaws the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors” in a move that will restrict fundamental human rights and is in breach of the country’s international obligations to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from discrimination, Amnesty International said.
ILGA-Europe extremely concerned by approval of Russian draft law to ban “homosexual propaganda”
ILGA-Europe is extremely concerned by today’s approval by the Russian federal parliament (State Duma) of a draft legislation aimed at banning “propaganda of homosexuality” in Russia.
European Parliament calls on Russia and Ukraine to shelve censorship laws
In two resolutions adopted today, the European Parliament has called once more on Russia and Ukraine to abandon new censorship plans. These draft laws would punish the positive portrayal of LGBT people with both fines and prison sentences.