The Russian LGBT network has been monitoring alleged abuses in Chechnya, following the imprisonment of forty people and the alleged death of two people from torture.
Chechnya’s authoritative figure, Ramzan Kadyrov has consistently denied allegations of illegal detention and human rights abuses.
A report by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe concluded that ‘very serious human rights violations’ had occurred. The report contains allegations of harassment, persecution, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killing of minorities, including LGBT people.