ECOM’s position paper regarding the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to recognize the LGBT movement as “extremist” and to prohibit its activities in the country.
On Thursday, November 30, behind closed doors, the Supreme Court of Russia reviewed an administrative claim submitted by the Ministry of Justice and officially recognized the international LGBT movement as an “extremist organization”, and prohibited its activities in the country.
This decision represents a new level of attacks on LGBT people in Russia and will lead to catastrophic consequences for the LGBT community.
In the document you can read ECOM’s position on this issue.