Families of Chechen Gay Men Pressured to Sign ‘No Complaint’ Documents, Org Says
The existence of anti-gay pogroms in Chechnya first surfaced in the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazet in April, reporting that hundreds of people had been detained and at least three are now thought to have died. Since then, police in Chechnya have reportedly issued a warning to parents: “Kill your gay sons or we will.” Earlier this month, a Chechen teen was reportedly pushed off of a nine-story building by his uncle after being outed to his family.
The Russian LGBT Network representative said she is now receiving alarming reports of law enforcement officers pressuring relatives of gay people to sign “no complaint” statements stating that they don’t have any grievance regarding the detention of their homosexual family members.
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