Moscow Dismisses Western Criticism of Gay Propaganda Law [View all]
MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) – A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official on Wednesday deflected Western criticism of the so-called anti-gay law, saying the recently adopted legislation did not violate the rights of sexual minorities in the country but was aimed at protecting minors.
“As to the criticism of our law banning homosexual propaganda we have to reiterate that this criticism is absolutely invalid and groundless,” said the Foreign Ministry's rights envoy, Konstantin Dolgov.
“It is an attempt to accuse us of violating international obligations that do not exist,” he said.
On the contrary, he said, Russia is party to a number of international conventions and agreements that prohibit discrimination on any grounds, including the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child.
“This convention aims in part to protect children from harmful information, and we believe that promotion of homosexuality could harm them,” Dolgov said.
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