Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, has raised the Russian government\u2019s persecution of its Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) citizens with the T\u00e1naiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the D\u00e1il.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI tabled this question in order to draw attention to what is happening in Russia and to afford an opportunity for the D\u00e1il to put forward a unified voice in articulating our total abhorrence of how LGBT people are being treated in Russia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe so-called \u2018Gay Propaganda Law\u2019 which was signed into law by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on June 30, suggests that the current Russian government is not willing to respect the human rights of their LGBT citizens, and instead it wants to undermine their personal\u00a0integrity\u00a0and\u00a0dignity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe posting of online videos of homophobic attacks, which are being done under the cloak of this legislation, have shown incidents of kidnap, assault and torture and serve, in their turn, to encourage more such attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI welcome the T\u00e1naiste\u2019s condemnation of the law and that he has made his position known to the Russian ambassador. He further stated that he is committed to pressing the issue bilaterally, and at EU and international level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important to note that this issue has an impact beyond Russia, in that reactions will influence governments in other countries who may seek to introduce similar laws.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuman rights, such as freedom of assembly and equality regardless of\u00a0sexual orientation\u00a0or\u00a0gender identity, are universal and it is important that they are respected all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
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