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From the Frontlines of LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia

  • When
  • September 19, 2013
    8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. (EDT)
  • Where
  • Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
    1730 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 7th Floor
    Washington, DC 20006
    United States of America
From the Frontlines of LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia (September 19, 2013)
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Learn about the efforts of three advocates to uphold and preserve the basic rights of LGBTI people, which are under threat in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia.

The discussion focuses on on-the-ground dynamics and how advocates can best support the struggle for human rights in these countries.

Speakers

  • Taras Karasiichuk, Director, Gay Alliance Ukraine
  • Igor Kachetkov, Chairman, Russian LGBT Network
  • Ana Rekhviashvili, Community Center Director, Identoba, Georgia

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