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Ban Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia
Source: The Guardian
Ban Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia
Amid criticism of Russia's anti-gay laws, UN secretary-general
urges 'speaking out against prejudice' in keynote speech to IOC
Owen Gibson and Shaun Walker
theguardian.com, Thursday 6 February 2014 09.57 GMT
The United Nations secretary-general has used a speech ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi to condemn attacks on the LGBT community, amid growing criticism of Russia's so-called "gay propaganda" laws.
Ban Ki-moon, addressing the IOC before Friday's opening ceremony, highlighted the fact that the theme of the UN's human rights day last December was "sport comes out against homophobia".
"Many professional athletes, gay and straight, are speaking out against prejudice. We must all raise our voices against attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex people," he said. "We must oppose the arrests, imprisonments and discriminatory restrictions they face."
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Amid criticism of Russia's anti-gay laws, UN secretary-general
urges 'speaking out against prejudice' in keynote speech to IOC
Owen Gibson and Shaun Walker
theguardian.com, Thursday 6 February 2014 09.57 GMT
The United Nations secretary-general has used a speech ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi to condemn attacks on the LGBT community, amid growing criticism of Russia's so-called "gay propaganda" laws.
Ban Ki-moon, addressing the IOC before Friday's opening ceremony, highlighted the fact that the theme of the UN's human rights day last December was "sport comes out against homophobia".
"Many professional athletes, gay and straight, are speaking out against prejudice. We must all raise our voices against attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex people," he said. "We must oppose the arrests, imprisonments and discriminatory restrictions they face."
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/06/sochi-olympics-ban-ki-moon-lgbt-prejudice
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