The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia's law banning the dissemination of gay "propaganda" to minors violates the right to freedom of expression and is discriminatory against gay people.
Moscow will consider the decision made by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which found Russia's legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality Russia's legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality to be discriminatory, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
Gay rights groups condemned the law.
The law in question came into force in Russian Federation in 2013, and banned the promotion of "non-traditional relationships" to anyone under the age of 18.
This is published unedited from the PTI feed. Human rights observers argue that this law has been broadly applied to target and intimidate the LGBT community in Russian Federation.
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"Indeed, by adopting such laws, the authorities had reinforced stigma and prejudice and encouraged homophobia, which was incompatible with the values of a democratic society".
The activists had appealed to higher Russian courts without success.
Although homosexuality was decriminalised in Russian Federation in 1993, prejudice is common and human rights activists allege widespread abuse. However, permission from cities for subsequent marches has nevertheless repeatedly been dismissed since.
The activist is no stranger to contesting Russia's anti-gay laws before the Strasbourg court. Alexeyev along with two other activists have been repeatedly detained and fined for "disseminating gay propaganda".
But President Vladimir Putin in December 2015 signed a law that allows Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings by global courts.
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