Entry #12978: LGBT employment discrimination in Chechnya

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RegionChechnya
IssueLGBT employment discrimination
StatusNo protections
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionArticle 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual
orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal.
Sourceshttps://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us
https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctw/date/2013-08-13/segment/01
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/25/russian-court-rules-transgender-womans-firing-unlawful
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/russia_global_workplace_briefing_2018.pdf


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Original entry
StatusNo protections
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionArticle 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal.
Sourceshttps://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctw/date/2013-08-13/segment/01 https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/25/russian-court-rules-transgender-womans-firing-unlawful https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/russia_global_workplace_briefing_2018.pdf