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<p>The Foreign Secretary and I made clear earlier this month that we are deeply concerned
about the recent reports of a renewed wave of persecution of LGBT+ people in Chechnya.
Persecution for being LGBT+, in any country in the world, is abhorrent.</p><p>Following
these renewed reports of persecution, the UK Government has worked closely with international
partners to communicate to Russia that persecution of LGBT+ people in Chechnya is
completely unacceptable. This includes joint statements from the EU Spokesperson,
from the EU to the OSCE (the latter of which Russia is a member of) and the Equal
Rights Coalition. We have focused on calling out Russia’s lack of a credible investigation,
and impunity for the perpetrators of this persecution. We are now working to sustain
this strong and united international response.</p>
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