Source: hro.org (info), 18/03/11 · Ombudsmen · Sexual Minorities · Tyumen Region ![]() On 5 April last year, the police prohibited activists from the Tyumen branch of the Russian LGBT Network and the local LGBT organisation Rainbow House from staging an event in the town centre called “Tree of Tolerance.” Human rights defenders had suggested tying ribbons to a tree, thereby expressing their attitude to the problem of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Citing the ban imposed by the town's administration, police officers threatened to arrest for breach of the peace anyone who approached the tree. On 5 July, the Central District Court of Tyumen rejected an appeal by LGBT activists against the Tyumen city administration’s refusal to allow the picket be recognised as illegal. On 27 September, the Tyumen Regional Court upheld the District Court's ruling. As Civitas.ru notes, Vladimir Lukin has stated repeatedly that he will look into complaints of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity on a par with any other complaint. He spoke about this, in particular, at a meeting with representatives of the Russian LGBT Network in 2009. |
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