Comments | daiseechain: RL: Russia proposing to step backwards on Human Rights

daiseechain

RL: Russia proposing to step backwards on Human Rights

Nov 24, 2011 10:24

Political leaders in St. Petersburg are about to vote on law that will make it illegal for any person to write a book, publish an article or speak in public about being gay, lesbian or transgender. The ruling party led by President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin could make millions of people invisible with the stroke of a pen ( Read more... )

rl, lgbt, human rights

Comments 5

curiouswombat November 24 2011, 12:43:31 UTC

Good Grief! I will go and sign, of course.

daiseechain November 27 2011, 23:22:09 UTC

It's insane.

And I've wondered since posting this about the potential for impact on LJ which is, after all, Russian owned...

What fresh hell is this? delphipsmith November 24 2011, 23:34:28 UTC

Heard about this yesterday and have signed. I have no idea if this is true or not -- it sounds so insane I find it hard to believe it is -- but am not taking any chances.

Re: What fresh hell is this? daiseechain November 27 2011, 23:24:06 UTC

The reason I posted the Amnesty International link is that I figured there would be other people like me who were so flabbergasted by the idea that they had trouble believing it could be real.

But yes. It is. Or was. I'm not sure on the current status.

Either way, it's a hideous idea.

Re: What fresh hell is this? delphipsmith November 29 2011, 01:12:29 UTC

Indeed. There's been a huge outcry against it, which is good. It passed the first reading but requires two more, so one hopes it will fail in the end.