MOSCOW: Human Rights Watch sounded the alarm Monday over the rising number of homophobic attacks in Russia, slamming Vladimir Putin’s government for “inaction” and urging a crackdown on hate crimes.
The US-based rights group said homophobic attacks increased in Russia after Putin signed a hugely controversial law banning “gay propaganda” to minors.
“All over Russia there has been an increase in attacks by vigilante groups and individuals against LGBT people in the past two years,” the watchdog said in a report released in Moscow on Monday.
“Instead of publicly denouncing anti-LGBT violence and rhetoric, Russia’s leadership has remained silent.”
The study gathered testimony from …read more
Source: theSun
