U.N. urges action on gay killings in Chechnya as Kremlin denies the problem

[William769]

In the face of growing international concern about reported detentions and killings of gay men in Chechnya, Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s spokesman says the Kremlin does not have confirmed information on the targeted violence.

The respected Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported this month that police in the predominantly Muslim republic rounded up more than 100 men suspected of homosexuality and that at least three of them have been killed.

Chechen authorities have denied the reports. But the United Nations‘ High Commissioner for Human Rights and prominent international organizations have urged the Russian government to investigate the reported abuse.

But Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday: “We do not have any reliable information about any problems in this area.”

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[treestar]

1. so the Russians claim a report from

one of their newspapers is not "reliable" enough? They should investigate this anyway, as long as there is a hint of such a thing!

[sheshe2]

2. Sad K&R

[ck4829]

3. "Kremlin denies" is usually the start of a lie

"Kremlin denies discussing sanctions with Flynn", they did