Russia's war on Ukraine: The situation of LGBTI people
At a Glance
06-05-2022
More than two months into the Russian aggression against Ukraine, there is no sign of it ending – on the contrary, the news show the conflict and the atrocities committed on Ukrainian soil intensifying. The war has pushed millions of people to flee the country, or they have been displaced within Ukraine's borders, resulting in one of the largest European humanitarian crises in recent times. With each passing day, the chaos engendered by the war increases the risk of violence and exploitation exponentially, in particular for the most vulnerable, including women, children, Roma people, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexual (LGBTI) community.
At a Glance
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- aid to refugees
- civil defence
- cooperation policy
- criminal law
- cruel and degrading treatment
- discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
- economic geography
- ethnic discrimination
- Europe
- gender identity
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- military intervention
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- sexual violence
- Ukraine