http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/03/23/kseniya-kirichenko-fighting-for-lgbt-rights-in-russia/ Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/03/23/kseniya-kirichenko-fighting-for-lgbt-rights-in-russia/#comment-123047 PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:55:47 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=17913#comment-123047 Russia needs more advocates like Kseniya to fight against those who use the law as a tool to abridge, rather than to protect, people’s basic rights. PILnet wishes Kseniya every success as she returns to Russia after spending ten months in New York as part of PILnet’s International Fellows Program. During her time here she designed a project to promote the rights of transgender people in Russia. Russia needs more advocates like Kseniya to fight against those who use the law as a tool to abridge, rather than to protect, people’s basic rights. PILnet wishes Kseniya every success as she returns to Russia after spending ten months in New York as part of PILnet’s International Fellows Program. During her time here she designed a project to promote the rights of transgender people in Russia.

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