Russia: Russian LGBT Network is labelled “extremist” in escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights

A decision by a court in Russia’s second biggest city to designate the Russian LGBT Network an “extremist organization” and impose a nationwide ban on its activities will only increase the marginalization of LGBTI people and their human rights, Amnesty International said today. The verdict by the St Petersburg City Court followed closed hearings as […] The post Russia: Russian LGBT Network is labelled “extremist” in escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights appeared first on Amnesty International .