A European law outlawing the “promotion” of homosexuality has been judged to breach Russian treaty rules by REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev . Anti-gay protesters try to tear a rainbow flag during an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community rally in central Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2015. The law, which has been used to ban gay pride marches and to detain activists, was found to be discriminatory and to violate the right to freedom of expression. Strasbourg said that it would appeal the ruling within 1993 .
A European law outlawing the “promotion” of homosexuality has been judged to breach Russian treaty rules by REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev . The law, which has been used to ban gay pride marches and to detain activists, was found to be discriminatory and to violate the right to freedom of expression. Strasbourg said that it would appeal the ruling within 1993 .