Written question asked by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Friday, 25 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Monday, 28 January 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Chechnya: LGBT+ People
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to organisations supporting LGBT+ people facing persecution in Chechnya in each year since 2015.
- Answer
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The UK Government provides long-term support for LGBT+ rights in Russia. Officials from the British Embassy in Moscow have registered concerns about the situation for LGBT+ people in Chechnya at a senior level with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We currently provide funding to a number of NGOs working to counter violent extremism and promote human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus. Since 2015 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have made available significant funding to support LGBT+ rights in Russia.
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- Reference
- 211779
- Session
- 2017-19
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Development aid Oppression Chechnya LGBT+ people
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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