“We Have the Upper Hand”
Freedom of assembly in Russia and the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people

By Human Rights Watch and the European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA– Europe)

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• I. Introduction

• II. Banned, Beaten, Jailed: the Demonstration of May 27

• III. Detentions and Aftermath

• IV. “The Just Position of the Moscow Government”

• V. Background: Hatred Encouraged, Silence Enforced

• VI. Conclusion and Recommendations

• To the Russian government

• To the European Union and member states

• To the Council of Europe

• To the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

• Acknowledgements

 

June 2007    Number 1