` At first , the embassy told me that the first available appointment for my interview would be at a date past the U.N . Russia is one of 11 countries worldwide that restricts HIV positive visitors . The Russian government has been criticized for its treatment of gay people, and in 2012 the United Nations Human Rights Council called on it to repeal a law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" among Protesters argue that ban forces people to lie about health to gain entry .
Russia is one of 11 countries worldwide that restricts HIV positive visitors . The Russian government has been criticized for its treatment of gay people, and in 2012 the United Nations Human Rights Council called on it to repeal a law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" among Protesters argue that ban forces people to lie about health to gain entry .