The Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Met with the Representatives of the LGBT Community
21/08/2009
Submitted by
The Russian LGBT Network
On July 15, 2009, a meeting between the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Lukin, and the representatives of the Interregional Public Movement The Russian LGBT Network took place. The work of the Russian LGBT Network lies in protection of rights and social adaptation of sexual and gender minorities.
A joint discrimination monitoring report of the Russian LGBT Network and the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) was presented at the meeting. The report includes an evaluation of the laws with respect to guarantees of non-discrimination and a summary of identified facts of violation of rights and freedoms of people with nontraditional sexual orientation and gender identity.
Vladimir Lukin noted that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people are entitled to same rights as all other people. “If rights of specific people are violated due to their orientation, we are ready to protect their rights,” he said.
The Chairman of the Russian LGBT Network, Igor Kochetkov (Petrov), expressed his satisfaction with the results of the discussion. “This is the first time a representative of the Russian government officially met with the Russian LGBT activists. Taking this into account, we can safely say that the results exceeded our expectations. We very much count on further collaboration with the Ombudsman.”
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A joint discrimination monitoring report of the Russian LGBT Network and the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) was presented at the meeting. The report includes an evaluation of the laws with respect to guarantees of non-discrimination and a summary of identified facts of violation of rights and freedoms of people with nontraditional sexual orientation and gender identity.
Vladimir Lukin noted that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people are entitled to same rights as all other people. “If rights of specific people are violated due to their orientation, we are ready to protect their rights,” he said.
The Chairman of the Russian LGBT Network, Igor Kochetkov (Petrov), expressed his satisfaction with the results of the discussion. “This is the first time a representative of the Russian government officially met with the Russian LGBT activists. Taking this into account, we can safely say that the results exceeded our expectations. We very much count on further collaboration with the Ombudsman.”
http://www.lgbtnet.ru/news/detail.php?ID=4408
