Joe Biden Demands White House Pressure Russia To End Murders and Torture Of Gay Men In Chechnya

[babylonsister]

Thank you; you and your compassion are missed.


http://www.joemygod.com/2017/04/14/joe-biden-demands-white-house-pressure-russia-end-murders-torture-gay-men-chechnya/

Joe Biden Demands White House Pressure Russia To End Murders and Torture Of Gay Men In Chechnya

April 14, 2017 Civil Rights, LGBT News

“I am disgusted and appalled by reports from both the Russian media and non-governmental organizations that authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya have rounded up, tortured, and even murdered individuals who are believed to be gay. When faced with such crimes of hate and inhumanity, it is the responsibility of every person of conscience to speak out—to oppose this campaign of violence before it continues further.

“Every man or woman on this earth is entitled to be treated with dignity—to live without fear and to love freely. Unfortunately, the human rights abuses perpetrated by Chechen authorities and the culture of impunity that surrounds them means that these hate crimes are unlikely to ever be properly investigated or that the perpetrators will see justice. But that does not mean that we should fail to defend basic human rights, fundamental freedoms, and universal values.

“I hope that the current administration lives up to the promises it has made to advance human rights for everyone by raising this issue directly with Russia’s leaders. The United States must lead the way to demand an end to these egregious violations of human rights.” – Former Vice President Joe Biden, in a statement posted to Facebook this afternoon.

The Human Rights Campaign reacts:

“The reports coming out of Chechnya should alarm every person who cares about freedom and human dignity. For decades, Joe Biden has stood up for civil and human rights, both at home and around the globe, and he continues to do so today. We implore the Trump Administration and State Department to follow Vice President Biden’s lead and treat this situation with the urgency that it deserves. For the LGBTQ people reportedly being detained in Chechnya, the stakes could not be higher.”

[Initech]

1. I'm normally 110% against war.

But I wouldn't mind seeing Putin bombed back to the stone age. Worst human being on the planet.

[babylonsister]

2. Putin's really not in the mix, for starters.

Bashar al-Assad is just as bad. But I don't want dt to blow anyone out of the water because he doesn't know WTF he's doing.

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3. HuffPost: Alleged Gay Concentration Camps In Chechnya Spark Global Outrage

Nothing but Bombs bombs bombs on the tube!!


04/11/2017 02:09 pm ET

Alleged Gay ‘Concentration Camps’ In Chechnya Spark Global Outrage




Over 100 gay men are said to have been detained and tortured.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chechnya-gay-concentration-camps_us_58ece3d2e4b0ca64d9194e28
By Curtis M. Wong

International human rights activists are decrying reports that at least 100 gay men have been arrested, and three killed, in the Russian region of Chechnya.

A Moscow-owned Russian opposition newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, cited claims by federal law enforcement officials who said the men, ranging in ages from 16 to 50, were detained “in connection with their nontraditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such.” Those arrests apparently began when a local LGBTQ rights group, GayRussia.ru, applied for pride parade permits, which were immediately denied, The Independent reported April 3.

The reports, however, were quickly dismissed as “absolute lies and disinformation” by a spokesman for Chechnya’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov. The spokesman, Alvi Karimov, then suggested that no gay people were living in the Muslim-majority region. “You cannot arrest or repress people who just don’t exist in the republic,” he said, according to The New York Times.

As The Advocate points out, however, Karimov’s statement failed to quash the arrest claims. An April 4 Novaya Gazeta report doubled down on their initial report, with a source telling the newspaper that the Muslim-majority region’s anti-LGBTQ efforts include concentration camps. Detainees in those camps, which have been likened to those in Nazi Germany, are allegedly being subjected to physical abuse at the hands of government officials while being ransomed to their families. Those who are released, sadly, may face additional persecution, as extrajudicial “honor” killings have been known to take place, according to The Washington Post.
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4. K&R nt.