Nikolaj Bajev Explained

Nikolaj Viktorovitsj Bajev
Birth Date:	1974
Birth Place:	Moscow
Nationality:	Russian
Occupation:	LGBT ActivistJournalistWriter

Nikolaj Viktorovitsj Bajev or Nikolay Bayev (Russian: Николай Викторович Баев; born 1974 in Moscow) is a Russian LGBT activist and journalist.

Bajev was the co-founder of the first gay pride in Russia in 2006.^[1]

Bajev, together with two other activists, Aleksej Kiseljov and Nikolay Alexeyev, filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the Russian gay propaganda law (2013) and various regional anti-gay propaganda laws (2006- 2013). This lawsuit is known as Bajev et al. v. Russia.^[2] On 20 June 2017, the ECHR ruled in favor of the prosecutors stating that Russia acted in violation of Articles 10 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and awarded the activists the equivalent of 50,000 euros in damages.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Russian Gay Activist Speaks Out. Doug. Irel. Gay City News.
2. Web site: Case Law, Strasbourg: Bayev v Russia: Legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality violates Articles 10 and 14 – Kirsten Sjøvoll. June 22, 2017. Inforrm's Blog.
3. Web site: European Court Condemns Russia's 'Homophobic' Gay Propaganda Law. June 20, 2017. The Moscow Times.
4. Web site: Court ruling on Russia "gay propaganda law" | HUMANERIGHTSEUROPE.
5. Web site: Trois activistes LGBT font condamner la Russie pour sa loi anti-"propagande gay". TÊTU. June 21, 2017.
6. Web site: Russian 'gay propaganda law' discriminatory: Court. Angela. Dewan. 20 June 2017 . CNN.