Research from Human Rights Watch found men were arrested and tortured on suspicion of being gay.
Gay and bisexual men in Chechnya have been subjected to beatings and have been detained illegally, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch.
The men were arrested between February and March but survived the interrogations. They subsequently fled Chechnya individually. Speaking to Human Rights Watch, they claimed at least five other men detained with them had been arrested and abused on suspicion of being gay. “Russian authorities should immediately investigate the new wave of torture and humiliation by the Chechen police of men they believe to be gay and, finally, carry out an effective investigation into the purge of 2017,” said Rachel Denber, Human Rights Watch’s deputy Europe and Central Asia director.
The arrests reported by Human Rights Watch are the third crackdown against sexual minorities in the last three years and come just two years after major anti-gay purges in the region. An investigation carried out in 2017 found Chechen authorities had arrested and tortured over 100 men on suspicion of homosexuality.
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