Petition Ask the UN to investigate the gay purge in Chechnya and to take action if needed

It has recently been brought to light by investigative journalists that the Chechen government could be implicated in the detention, torture and murder of homosexuals in the region. We ask that the UN investigate and take harsh measures against the Chechen government if found to be complicit

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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/meps-demand-theresa-may-take-swift-action-against-abhorrent-concentration-camps-for-gay-men_uk_58ee19a6e4b0c89f9122fe98

https://www.indy100.com/article/russia-gay-purge-chechnya-concentration-camp-detention-illegal-torture-7676861

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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