The UN mechanisms should seek from the Russian authorities the respect of their international human rights obligations, and in particular their obligation to ensure the right for any individual to be free from arbitrary detention, reprisals or threats on grounds of sexual orientation. The detained individuals must therefore be immediately released and ensured protection while crimes against them must be impartially investigated and those responsible brought to justice.
Alarmed by the unfolding of the events in Chechnya, FIDH will join the demonstration today, 13 April 2017 from 19 to 21h at the Place de Colombie in Paris, France.