German Chancellor Angela Merkel is speaking out about reports that gay men are being held in detention camps in the Russian republic of Chechnya, urging Vladimir Putin to “ensure the rights” of sexual minorities. “We were tortured every day. Besides beatings, we were beaten several times a day with polypropylene tubes. We were tortured with electricity,” a survivor anonymously told the AP. GLAAD used Merkel’s comments as an opportunity to pressure President Donald Trump about discussing the reports of detention camps with Putin.

Source: Huffington Post May 02, 2017 16:52 UTC