Region:Europe & Central Asia

Country:Russia

Department/Province/State:Saint-Petersburg

Sex¹:Female

Age:41

Date of Killing:20/07/2019

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Social leader

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights, LGBTIQ+

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.article19.org/resources/russia-those-responsible-for-murder-of-lgbtqi-rights-activist-yelena-grigoryeva-must-brought-to-justice/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/22/lgbt-activist-murdered-in-saint-petersburg

https://www.dw.com/en/russian-lgbt-activist-killed-in-st-petersburg/a-49719438

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