The Moscow Supreme Court agreed to tighten the crackdown on human rights in the country. After a short closed hearing, the Moscow Supreme Court announced that it had accepted the Ministry of Justice’s request to label the International LGBT Movement as “extremist” and ban all of its activities. the […]
The Moscow Supreme Court agreed to tighten the crackdown on human rights in the country. After a short closed hearing, the Moscow Supreme Court announced that it had accepted the Ministry of Justice’s request Described as “extremist” the The “General International LGBT Movement” and ban all its activitiesto. The document contains deliberately vague outlines, but many fear that Moscow may persecute with arrests and criminal proceedings all those who defend the rights of sexual minorities. Effectively making any initiative to advocate for the LGBT community illegal.
The United Nations immediately condemned Putin’s Russian move: “No one should be imprisoned for their human rights work Or are denied these rights because of their sexual orientation or gender identity Volker Turk Explaining that he considers Moscow’s move a very serious violation. Vakhtang KipshidzeA representative of the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Moscow Patriarch Kirill, is a close ally of Putin, backed the ruling, calling it “a form of moral self-defense for society.” The Kremlin, for its part, claims that it did not follow up on the matter, but that seems unlikely to be the case.
As ANSA reported, political power and judicial power in Russia are closely linked, and so is the Kremlin He has already used the label “extremist” to attack people and organizations deemed inappropriate for those in power: Including linked groups Alexei NavalnyThe Tsar’s first rival is in prison for political reasons. In this context, sexual minorities in Russia have witnessed repeated violations of their rights, including basic rights. Last summer, Moscow banned sex change operations. However, at the end of last year, it passed a law that also bans the “promotion” of what the Kremlin considers “non-traditional sexual relations” between adults, effectively expanding a notorious 2013 law that already bans the “promotion” of “non-traditional sexual positions” between adults. Minors. This notorious law, which was introduced 11 years ago, would potentially prevent any kind of activism to defend the rights of the LGBT community, and has been The Strasbourg court rejected it Because it is discriminatory and harms the right to freedom of expression. One of the most tragic situations is the one reported in Chechnya Novaya Gazeta And by many human rights defenders, who accuse the police of illegal mass arrests, torture and even murder of gay people.
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