Chechnya
‘Sufficient grounds’ for criminal case into Chechen queer persecution
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova has said there are sufficient grounds to open a criminal case into Chechnya’s persecution of queer people, according to Russian news agency TASS. While human rights activists are continuing to push for a case to be launched, the Chechen authorities have continued to deny all accusations. Moskalkova says she has received confirmation of torture by the Chechen authorities from Maksim Lapunov, who claims to have been held in a secret pri
