Submission prepared by Sphere Foundation for the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

This research is based on interviews conducted with a diverse range of experts working with LGBT+ individuals: human rights defenders, lawyers, staff members of LGBT+ initiatives, activists, and journalists. We discussed with them the key developments in 2024 affecting LGBT+ people, the enforcement of repressive legislation and its wider implications, levels of violence and discrimination…

Sphere Foundation and Coming Out conducted a large-scale study on the situation of LGBT+ people in Russia in 2024. From December 2, 2024 to January 31, 2025, we surveyed 6,403 respondents across the country. We asked about their experiences of discrimination, violence, and how repression and the war affected their lives.

Submission prepared by Sphere Foundation for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Joint submission prepared by Coming out, Crisis Group “Marem”, NC SOS Crisis Group, Quarteera e.V. and Sphere Foundation and for the UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity

Joint submission prepared by Coming out, Center T and Sphere Foundation for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Submission prepared by Sphere Foundation for Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Study of judicial practice patterns under the Articles 6.21 and 6.21.2 of the Code on Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation between December 2022 and March 2024

Joint research by Sphere and the LGBTQ+ group Coming Out