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ILGA-Europe’s statement on the Russian Supreme Court banning ‘the International LGBT movement” as extremist

Today, Russia’s Supreme Court banned what it called the “international LGBT public movement” as extremist. The LGBTI movement’s activities within Russia were said to “incite […]

Statement on today’s vote to ban legal gender recognition in Russia

ILGA-Europe issue this public statement to express our support to and solidarity with trans and gender diverse people in Russia in the light of the […]

Statement of Solidarity with the LGBTQI Community in Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion

On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Today, we commemorate the year of resilience and bravery of the Ukrainian people fighting against this aggression, supporting […]

How we’re supporting LGBTI activists and organisations one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leading to the largest armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War. […]

LGBTI organisations welcome European Court judgement in favour of trans parental rights in Russia

Today, in a landmark judgement strongly welcomed by TGEU and ILGA-Europe, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a woman in […]

New legal barriers for civil society in Russia

For Russian LGBTI groups, along with the rest of the civil society in the country, 2021 started with the arrival of new barriers to their work.

V.D. v Russia

Asylum. Submitted jointly by ILGA-Europe, AIRE Centre, ICJ and UKLGIG.

How you can help persecuted Russian LGBT+
activist, Yulia Tsvetkova

By the end of 2018, at the age of 25, Yulia Tsvetkova had already made some of herdreams come true: opening a theatre for kids, […]

Maxim Grigoryevich Lapunov against Russian Federation

State violence against the LGBTI community.

Alekseyev and Others v. Russia

R.L. against Russia and P.O. against Russia

Restricted access to LGR

X. v. Russia

Name change request by transgender woman

Y.P. v. Russia

LGR, civil status and birth certificate

Nikolay Alekseyev and Movement for Marriage Equality against Russia

Freedom of association

Bogdanova v. Russia

The rights of trans people in prison

Nikolay Viktorovich BAYEV and two other applicants v. Russia

“Anti-propaganda” laws