UN: Ukraine must rethink anti-gay law
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UN: Ukraine must rethink anti-gay law

Kiev : Ukraine | Oct 05, 2012 at 4:10 PM PDT
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
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The U.N.'s human rights office has urged Ukraine to rethink a much-criticized bill that envisions jail time for people who disseminate positive information about gays. A spokesman for the U.N. human rights commissioner, Rupert Colville, said Friday that the law "is clearly discriminatory and runs... FULL ARTICLE AT Charlotte Observer Online
 
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