Putin Supports Request to Investigate Torture Of Gay Men In Chechnya

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday appeared to support a request by Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova to form an investigative team to look into “the well-known information, or rumors” of torture against men “with a non-traditional sexual orientation” in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, the AP reports. Putin’s support comes in the wake of … Continue reading Putin Supports Request to Investigate Torture Of Gay Men In Chechnya