Tag: Russia
OutRight Calls on Exxon, BP, and Shell to Stand Up for Persecuted Gay Men In Chechnya
OutRight Action International is calling on British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, and Royal Dutch Shell to take a stand against the kidnapping, detention, torture, and murder of gay men in Chechnya. All three companies have considerable investment and partnerships with state-owned oil and gas companies in Russia, with ventures worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Authorities continue to ignore human rights abuses in Chechnya
This evening, ILGA-Europe have received an update on the disturbing situation in Chechnya from their partners working in the region.
PinkNews : Chechnya has opened concentration camps for gay men
Gay men arrested in a ‘purge’ in the Russian region of Chechnya are being held in concentration camp-style prisons, reports have alleged.
Putin Hates Being Depicted As A Gay Clown
Russia wants to quell the trend of depicting Vladimir Putin as a homosexual clown. The Late Show has other ideas.
Stop the Killings and Persecution of Gays in Chechnya
On 1 April 2017, Novaya Gazeta reported that more than 100 men have been arbitrarily detained and at least three have been murdered by Chechen authorities for their alleged “non traditional” sexual orientation.
Latest update from Chechnya on grave human rights violations
On 1 April, Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published an article reporting the arbitrary detention, torture and extra-judicial killing of (perceived) gay and bisexual men on a mass scale in Chechnya.