On 29 June 2013 amendments to the federal law ‘On the Protection of Children From Information Liable to be Injurious to their Health and Development’ (Anti-Propaganda Law) were signed into force by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation. Russian federal law now prohibits any form of expression of homosexuality (referred to as ‘non-traditional sexual values’ and ‘information promoting non-traditional sexual relations’) to minors.
This briefing note of the Human Dignity Trust analyses the Russian Anti-Propaganda Law.