Joint submission about LGBT+ rights in Russia

HRC report on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the right to health

REPORT ON THE SITUATION WITH RIGHT FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTIORS IN RUSSIA

Honourable members of the Committee, On behalf of the Charitable Foundation Sphere, I thank you for the opportunity to raise serious concerns regarding the rights of LGBT+ people in Russia. Today is a difficult day for the LGBT+ movement in Russia. Today, the State Duma is holding parliamentary hearings on a bill on a complete…

The Legal and Social Support Charitable Foundation Sphere (‘Sphere’) was an NGO based in St. Petersburg, Russia since 2011, through the years having evolved into the biggest Russian LGBT+ foundation. From the onset, Charitable Foundation ‘Sphere’ acted as a fiscal sponsor and implementing body for key LGBT+ rights initiatives across Russia. Most notably, since its…

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