Moscow Appeals Court Rules Gay Pride Ban Lawful [1]

By : vanrozenheim on Nov 29, 2006 - 06:05 AM
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Moscow, Russia) - A Moscow appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that said the city government had not acted illegally when it banned a gay parade in May. The Moscow Central Prefecture court agreed with the lower court that the city had the right to bar events out of concerns for security. Dmitry Bartenev, the attorney for two LGBT groups which held the march despite the city's ban, said he will take the issue to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

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