Tag: St Petersburg
Gay and Russian : «It’s hunting season, we are the hunted»
Crawling through the morning traffic in St Petersburg, I was greeted with a surprising sight in the car alongside: a young man was staring intently at images of naked women in a magazine propped up on his steering wheel. Had those been images of young men, he’d have been breaking the law.
Say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! – To Russian Homophobia
LGF continue calls to repeal Russian anti-LGBT legislation established during Manchester Pride 2013.
Obama to meet gay activists on G20 visit
US President Barack Obama will meet gay rights activists while he is in Russia for the G20 summit.
Irish Government must respond to anti-gay laws in Russia
The human rights situation in Russia for LGBT people is deteriorating. GLEN have written to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamonn Gilmore TD., to urge him to respond on behalf of the Government and the Irish people, and to make clear to both Ireland and the rest of the world the measures it intends to take against the new repressive legislation.
EU leaders must confront President Putin on the human rights crisis in Russia
ILGA-Europe calls on the European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy to speak out against the current human rights crisis in Russia.
‘Hold Putin to account at G20 and Council of Europe’, MEPs say
Members of the European Parliament are calling on EU leaders and the Council of Europe to denounce Russia’s increasingly forceful crackdown against minorities.