Entire career on defending the rights of lgbt people globally. To add to that background to what you obviously all are knowledgeable this particular antigay crack down in russia right now, i think its important to under a teeny bit the context for that, which is that president putin, after his second reelection, experienced for the first time opposition, and this has been part of an overall crack down to keep opposition at bay. And in particular, to take all the freedoms away from Civil Society actors. The most important law that has impacted lgbt people in russia is actually the foreign agents law which is in the process of taking down any civil any no. Nongovernmental organization that receives funding from outside of russia. Just yesterday in st. Petersberg, the longest standing human rights mainstream organization, the moriales was to shut its doors. Every lgbt organization in russia with a few exceptions are in the process of having to account for their funding that primarily come
Degree in russian and soviet studies and have been traveling there since the mid 80s when i worked on soviet jury matter. Since then i have focused my entire career on defending the rights of lgbt people globally. To add to that background to what you obviously all are knowledgeable this particular antigay crack down in russia right now, i think its important to under a teeny bit the context for that, which is that president putin, after his second reelection, experienced for the first time opposition, and this has been part of an overall crack down to keep opposition at bay. And in particular, to take all the freedoms away from Civil Society actors. The most important law that has impacted lgbt people in russia is actually the foreign agents law which is in the process of taking down any civil any no. Nongovernmental organization that receives funding from outside of russia. Just yesterday in st. Petersberg, the longest standing human rights mainstream organization, the moriales was t
Been involved with the former soviet union and russias human rights situation and have degree in russian and soviet studies and have been traveling there since the mid 80s when i worked on soviet jury matter. Since then i have focused my entire career on defending the rights of lgbt people globally. To add to that background to what you obviously all are knowledgeable this particular antigay crack down in russia right now, i think its important to under a teeny bit the context for that, which is that president putin, after his second reelection, experienced for the first time opposition, and this has been part of an overall crack down to keep opposition at bay. And in particular, to take all the freedoms away from Civil Society actors. The most important law that has impacted lgbt people in russia is actually the foreign agents law which is in the process of taking down any civil any no. Nongovernmental organization that receives funding from outside of russia. Just yesterday in st. Pe
To add to that background to what you obviously all are knowledgeable this particular antigay crack down in russia right now, i think its important to under a teeny bit the context for that, which is that president putin, after his second reelection, experienced for the first time opposition, and this has been part of an overall crack down to keep opposition at bay. And in particular, to take all the freedoms away from Civil Society actors. The most important law that has impacted lgbt people in russia is actually the foreign agents law which is in the process of taking down any civil any no. Nongovernmental organization that receives funding from outside of russia. Just yesterday in st. Petersberg, the longest standing human rights mainstream organization, the moriales was to shut its doors. Every lgbt organization in russia with a few exceptions are in the process of having to account for their funding that primarily comes from europe and the west, and is being confronted full agency
Understood]. Good morning. Thank you for inviting me. I am a Senior Advisor with the council for global equality in washington, d. C. , but i reside here in San Francisco ~. And for the past 30 years ive been involved with the former soviet union and russias human rights situation and have degree in russian and soviet studies and have been traveling there since the mid 80s when i worked on soviet jury matter. Since then i have focused my entire career on defending the rights of lgbt people globally. To add to that background to what you obviously all are knowledgeable this particular antigay crack down in russia right now, i think its important to under a teeny bit the context for that, which is that president putin, after his second reelection, experienced for the first time opposition, and this has been part of an overall crack down to keep opposition at bay. And in particular, to take all the freedoms away from Civil Society actors. The most important law that has impacted lgbt peop