Russia Human Rights

• Russia bans gender-affirming care in ongoing crackdown on LGBTQ community

  Russia's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people started a decade ago when Putin first proclaimed a focus on "traditional family values," supported by the Russian Orthodox Church.

  World

  Jul 25, 2023
  
• ‘Hateful propaganda’: Joly to summon Russian envoy over embassy’s anti-LGBTQ tweets

  It will be the third time Global Affairs Canada has summoned ambassador Oleg Stepanov this year.

  World

  Nov 28, 2022
  
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• UN votes Russia out of human rights council citing Bucha killings

  An overwhelming majority of member countries in the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from its human rights body following recent killings in Bucha.

  World

  Apr 7, 2022
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• Canada, U.S., Europe condemn shutdown of Russian human rights group Memorial

  The organization, Russia's oldest human rights group, was forced to close by a Moscow court ruling this week, followed a day later by a court order to shut down its sister group.

  World

  Dec 31, 2021
• Pussy Riot activist hospitalized after possible poisoning, Russian news reports say

  Russian news reports say a member of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in grave condition for what could be a possible poisoning.

  World

  Sep 12, 2018
• Russia voted out of UN Human Rights Council

  The General Assembly voted Russia off the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday, a stunning rebuke to the country which is increasingly being accused of war crimes over its actions in Syria.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2016