Genocide Watch
- Apr 12, 2018
Beatings, electric shock treatment and forced starvation for LGBT+ community in ‘secret' Chechny
April 4th, 2018 Severe beatings, electric shock treatment and forced starvation continue to be perpetrated against the LGBT+ community in...
BBC News
- Apr 6, 2018
Gay Chechens flee threats, beatings and exorcism
Family pressure has fueled a sense of persecution felt by gay people in Chechnya, a mainly Muslim region in southern Russia. Dozens have...
Gays Hide, Flee Ex-Soviet Republics As LGBT Crackdowns Turn Brutal
BAKU -- Niko, a 27-year-old gay epileptic from Baku, recalls being beaten, tortured with electric shocks, and raped by four police...
Australia Makes Same-Sex Marriage Legal
Spectators in the public gallery began singing “I Am Australian,” a well-known anthem, after Australian lawmakers voted to legalize...
Graeme Reid | Human Rights Watch
- Nov 6, 2017
'Traditional Values': A Potent Weapon Against LGBT Rights
People hold posters depicting victims of homophobic violence at a public event in St. Petersburg. ©2013 Mads Nissen/Panos In April, news...
SPLC
- Oct 13, 2017
Values Voter Summit: Whose Values?
The Family Research Council (FRC) is hosting its annual Values Voter Summit Oct. 13-15, a rogues' gallery of the radical right, this year...