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Press release: Putin visits Finland, NGO Seta demands respect of lgbti people’s human rights

Putin visits Finland, Seta demands respect of lgbti people’s human rights.

Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö meets the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, today in Naantali, Finland. The LGBTI human rights NGO Seta asks Putin to turn down the anti-lgbti law and tells Finland’s president and government to condemn the law.

Seta is also worried because of the “foreign agents” law of Russia that is being used to pressure human rights organizations, some of which are LGBTI organizations.

Seta is an LGBTI human rights NGO founded in 1974. It has 21 member organisations all around Finland. Seta aims at a society where everyone can live freely irrespective of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Seta is a member of the international LGBTI organisations ILGA-Europe, Transgender Europe and IGLYO.

More information:
Chairperson Juha-Pekka Hippi
puheenjohtaja@seta.fi
tel. +358 (0) 50 593 4100

Press release in Finnish
Press release in Russian [pdf]

Seta: The federal “gay propaganda” law in Russia has to be turned down

Seta julkaisi kannanoton Venäjän kansallisen duuman käsittelyssä olevaa “homopropagandan” kieltävää lakiesitystä vastaan. Kannanotto on suunnattu duuman puhemiehelle Sergei Naryshkinille. 19.12. on kansainvälinen kampanjapäivä kyseistä lakia vastaan.

Seta published a statement against the article 6.13.1, the federal anti-lgbt draft law in Russia. The statement is addressed to the speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Sergey Naryshkin.

 

SETA: THE FEDERAL “PROPAGANDA” LAW IN RUSSIA HAS TO BE TURNED DOWN

Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland joins human rights organizations around the world in expressing deep concern regarding the proposed article 6.13.1 in the Parliament of Russian Federation, also known as the “homosexual propaganda” draft law.

Seta urges You and all Russian legislators in federal, regional and local levels to protect the human rights of everyone, including LGBTI people, in line with the international commitments of Russia. We stand in solidarity with the Russian LGBTI community and all human rights defenders.

Banning activities that inform the public about diversity of sexual orientation and gender will send the whole Russian and international community an unacceptable signal of intolerance and exclusion. Passing the law would put human rights defenders increasingly at risk. Such a law would not only violate the human rights what comes to freedom of speech, assembly and association of LGBTI people and their allies in Russia but would also violate the right of everyone, including minors, to access correct information about the diversity of gender and sexual orientation.

By making decisions based on wrong information and prejudices, decision makers carry responsibility for severe consequences such as increasing intolerance towards LGBTI people, hate crimes, violence and arbitrary arrests.

On December 19th, numerous protests against the law are organized throughout Russia and Europe. According to Seta’s knowledge, the first reading of the law will be in January 2013.

Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland

Seta is a national human rights organization, established in 1974. Seta’s goal is a society where everyone can live equally, free of discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Seta is the umbrella organization for 21 LGBTI associations all over Finland.