Gay men being put in 'concentration camps,' reports claim
Gay men being put in 'concentration camps,' reports claim
- The Russian LGBT Network along with Amnesty International Russia have voiced concern over reports of gay men being kidnapped in Chechnya because of their sexual orientation.
Recent reports claim an estimated 100 gay men have been rounded up and put into 'concentration camps' with some believed to have been killed.
According to the UK's Metro News, LGBT rights activists are mounting an effort to evacuate the captured men from the camps, where the majority-Muslim region is said to be forcing homosexuals to promise to leave the republic.
- The Russian LGBT Network along with Amnesty International Russia have voiced concern over reports of gay men being kidnapped in Chechnya because of their sexual orientation.
Recent reports claim an estimated 100 gay men have been rounded up and put into 'concentration camps' with some believed to have been killed.
According to the UK's Metro News, LGBT rights activists are mounting an effort to evacuate the captured men from the camps, where the majority-Muslim region is said to be forcing homosexuals to promise to leave the republic.