Nigerian Police Arrest Dozens of LGBT Citizens Following Passage of Anti-Gay Law
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s news reports of the arrest of at least 38 gay men in Nigeria after the passage of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, Human Rights First’s Shawn Gaylord issued...
View ArticleRussian Orthodox Church Calls for Re-Criminalization of Homosexuality
For most people, 20 years seems like plenty of time to come to terms with not getting your way. Not so for Vsevolod Chaplin. Last week Chaplin, a priest and unofficial spokesperson for the Russian...
View ArticleHuman Rights Priorities at Core of Strong State of the Union
Washington, D.C. – As President Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union address tonight, Human Rights First is urging him to articulate policies that reflect the human rights priorities of the...
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18 Celebrities Speaking Up for LGBT Equality in Russia
By Simone Salvo This is a cross-post from BuzzFeed Last June, after years of regional momentum, the Russian Duma passed and President Vladimir Putin signed the now-infamous law prohibiting “propaganda...
View ArticleWill the Russian Government’s “Family Code” Tear Apart Same-Sex Parented...
In September, in an attempt to further marginalize Russia’s LGBT community, Russian lawmaker Alexei Zhuravlyov proposed an anti-gay law that would strip same-sex parents of their parental rights. The...
View ArticleSlayers of Gay Man Convicted Ahead of Sochi Olympics
On Monday, three Russian villagers, ages 18, 22 and 26, of the Far East Kamchatka region were convicted of a brutal murder committed last May. They lured, 29-year-old Oleg Serdyuk, into the forest,...
View ArticleAT&T Decries Laws Limiting LGBT Rights
Human Rights First applauds today’s statement from AT&T condemning Russia’s anti-propaganda law that targets the LGBT community. AT&T, a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), said in a...
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Olympian David Pichler Pens Op-ed in Support of LGBT Athletes in Sochi
Olympian David Pichler at Human Rights First's New York office before travelling to Sochi.Former Olympic diver David Pichler wrote a piece today for The Miami Herald emphasizing his support of LGBT...
View ArticleHuman Rights First Meets with Russian LGBT Activists on Eve of Sochi Olympics
Sochi, Russia – Human Rights First today met with LGBT leaders in St. Petersburg to discuss Russia’s crackdown on the LGBT community, as well as the threat of harsher treatment and introduction of...
View ArticleAs the Opening Ceremony Begins, the Principal Six Campaign Targets Russia’s...
The 52 Olympic athlete signatories of the “Principal Six” Campaign – named in honor of the clause of the IOC charter, which guarantees non-discrimination during the Olympic Games – have urged the...
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