Coalition of PRO-LGBT + organizations will hold a Rally for Chechnya this Saturday

MONTREAL - March 29, 2019 - PRLog -- Amnesty International has received credible reports that authorities in Chechnya, a republic in southern Russia, have unleashed a new wave of attacks targeting suspected gay men and lesbians. Several people are reported to have died and many others seriously injured as a result of torture since December 2018.

With other lives at risk, the international community must mobilize immediately to protect gays and lesbians in Chechnya. Every week, new testimonials are received stating the horror of the situation.
International observers conclude that it is with impunity that Chechnya perpetuates a genocide against LGBT + people with the complicity of Vladimir Putin.

It is to this call for mobilization that the Collectif Carré rose and its partners, Ma voix pour eux, Fondation Émergence and Amnesty International have joined forces to organize a big gathering for Chechnya to which the entire LGBT + community and all the concerned population by this terrible human drama are invited.

DATE: Saturday, March 30, 2019
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: In front of the Russian Consulate General in Montreal, 3655, avenue du Musée, Montreal (behind the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)

A brief presentation of the situation in Chechnya from recent reports will read a statement by a young Chechen gay refugee in Canada, and a minute of silence to honor the dead and other victims.

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