Canada has secretly taken dozens of homosexuals from Chechnya

Within the framework of a secret program with non-governmental organizations, the Canadian government has taken dozens of homosexuals from Chechnya and other regions of the Caucasus.

This was reported by The Globe and Mail, citing sources.

The material says that the Canadian government secretly traveled homosexuals from Russia to the country for three months.

The total number of people who left the RF to Canada in this way is 30. Most of them are men from Chechnya, but there are women and representatives from other regions of the North Caucasus. With the assistance of the government, they were granted refugee status and support.

"The evacuation, organized by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Christine Friland, is not subject to international conventions and can harm the so tense relations between Russia and Canada," the newspaper notes.

Kimahi Powell, executive director of the Canadian non-governmental organization Rainbow Railroad, said it's now time to talk publicly about Chechen refugees, since those who wanted to come to Canada are now here, and newcomers are in need of employment assistance, language training and counseling that are difficult to ensure when their presence is kept secret.

"We had to be careful about the program to keep their security as long as possible," said Mr. Powell of Toronto, who provides support to people from the LGBT community who are at risk in other countries.

"Now we have to focus on the settlement and integration of these people, and it is important that our community that cares about them knows they are here that they are safe," he said.

The government's publication said that while Ottawa is unwilling to publicly acknowledge this operation.

As you know, in the beginning of April, the Russian edition of Novaya Gazeta issued a meta-analysis that more than a hundred men were arrested in Chechnya , which the security forces suspected of homosexuality.

In a comment to the public editor of the special projects department of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" Olena Milashina reported that about 30 men were killed in Chechnya during the "sweeping off" of the LGBT community arranged by security forces.

In addition, the Public Published on the Basis of Partnership the material of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" about two waves of reprisals against homosexuals in Chechnya , the involvement of the first people in the republic, as well as interviews with survivors.

hromadske.ua , Original in Ukrainian / Українською мовою