LGBT activists filed a lawsuit at the Perm city Duma, after the deputies refused sexual minorities to hold gay parade on 7 November. Soon there will be a trial — not the first and, apparently, not the last. After unsuccessful attempts to hold gay parades in Moscow, activists turned their attention to the regions and have already filed applications for holding rallies in 53 of them. Every failure becomes a reason for another appeal to the court. What I hope the Russian gay activists, whose support count and why are confident in the success of your business, “the Tape.ru” said the lawyer and organizer of gay pride parades Nikolai Alekseev.
“Ribbon.ru”: we do Not want to Perm a gay parade?
Nikolai Alexeyev: Local deputies do not want.
Nikolai Alexeyev
what does urban think? Except events is the responsibility of the legislature? Or a gay pride parade — a special case?
Yes. This is such a unique region. I have never encountered a situation that the local legislative authority would decide the issues of holding public events. It is only in Perm, only Perm. Always, these issues are dealt with in the administration of the city, respectively the Executive. But by the way, is in its own way interesting. Because they really spent a serious consultation. In the administration, as a rule, it is the sole decision of the head, as you know.
And here still there was a collective discussion that, admittedly, is a unique case for such applications. There were invited and the police, and the Commissioner for human rights, who spoke out against the ban of the events and even said that should be offered some alternatives. Because by law you can’t refuse. Therefore, I believe that the court will not be so simple.
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Statement-then you have the court made?
We filed an application in the mail. But it had already reached. We filed the 31st and just got the refusal. Accordingly, week. It should be in court if not the seventh, then the eighth of November. And as soon as they receive it, it would have to be considered. For this category of cases — refusals to hold public events — a shortened procedure for consideration. Administrative code sets are now very hard time. I think this week should be considered.
Why such a hurry?
In September of 2015 has set new rules of administrative procedure for public events. To speed up the process. So the courts have time to consider things before the event. In this case, the organizers will be able to hold them, if the court cancels the decision of the authorities. Because date can’t be moved, not even a court can change it. So if the date is passed, as in our case, the court’s decision, even positive, will be purely symbolic.
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I Think here you have a chance for a positive outcome? Even symbolic.
You know, we already had precedents when we have won. Not only in the European court, but in the Russian courts. In particular, in the Kostroma region. Kostroma the courts several times on our side, admitted these waivers are illegal. Unfortunately it’s already after the event dates. That is, the court only stated the illegality of these failures and there was awarded a small compensation for moral damages for the violation of our rights. And to hold a new hearing, it was necessary to re-file the notification. Because the date cannot be changed.
We also won in the Moscow suburb of Khimki. And in the European court in 2010 in Moscow also won. The precedents exist, and hopefully that Perm we will also be able to prove his innocence. If that doesn’t work, you will be judged on. At the moment, we have submitted notifications to conduct our activities in 53 of 85 subjects. You can imagine the scope of that company that we do this year for the gay pride? Therefore, the courts have underway in many regions. And the Perm is one of them.
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have You tried to hold gay pride parades in the Kurgan, Chelyabinsk. This is a system the choice of cities or arbitrary?
Specific objectives to hold a parade in Perm or in Chelyabinsk, we were not. We tried to coordinate the event in some of the cities in some regions. We are trying to exercise their right to the 31st article of the Constitution in different places. Because government everywhere is different, courts are different everywhere. And the results of litigation suggests that to win such cases. So our efforts are not hopeless. These attempts are undertaken in different regions to find the last people who will respect the law.
You gave the answer in all cities? Or someone else waiting for?
No. While not all of them. We have not received a response from Volgograd, and Astrakhan. In Ufa though we said not allowed, but the official decision still is not.
On what basis often denied?
In 99% of cases cracks are on the the law banning propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors. Although the law is irrelevant to our events, because any issues associated with sexual relationships, we in our stock lift is not going to. We declared human rights, the specific requirements to change the legislation. This event is of a serious nature.
the Participants of the LGBT movement against homophobia “Day of kisses” in front of the State Duma of Russia
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do you have some support among officials or public opinion leaders in the field?
There. But you know these people, they somehow spontaneously appear. People who just know, that all that is being done illegally. As Perm Ombudsman, for example. In other regions appear politicians and human rights activists, who understand that all these prohibitive actions are illegal. They must understand that we are ultimately still win all these things. The question of where, when and how much time it will take. Still 11 years we’ve been trying to get this right.
Cases of pressure on you was during enrollment?
Threats I receive almost daily. Calls and social networks. Already used to it. As for the officials themselves, to accept the bid they are required by law. In nonstandard cases when the whole procedure is very long, when very much was surprised to our applications. In Kalmykia once in any did not want to take a request not to take any decision. “Now we will return without any explanations”, — told us. Had to walk to the head of the administration to force them to accept. Not to accept they can not.
I Think you are allowed to hold a gay parade?
a Gay pride parade? I think so. It’s a matter of time and all the struggle that we are. Russia will not remain on the sidelines. If we want to go in a democratic way, there can not be.
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