Gay Survivor
by Esther Newman-Cohen
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19.800 x 27.800 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Gay Survivor
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Human Rights Watch reported in 2017 that "it is difficult to overstate just how vulnerable LGBT people are in Chechnya, where homophobia is intense and rampant. LGBT people are in danger not only of persecution by the authorities but also of falling victim to 'honour killings' by their own relatives for tarnishing family honor. Human Rights Watch has confirmed that authorities have "rounded up dozens of men on suspicion of being gay and torturing and humiliating the victims. Some of the men have forcibly disappeared. At least three men apparently have died since this brutal campaign began." An investigation by Radio Svoboda (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) claimed that prisoners are being released to families if they promise to murder them.
According to The Guardian, in a interview with an escapee, 30 to 40 people are detained in one room, being beaten and tortured with electricity. In some cases the process of torture ends in the death of the person being tortured. An April 7, 2017 press statement by The United States Department of State the expressed concern "about the situation in the Republic of Chechnya, where there have been numerous credible reports indicating the detention".
This is a signed original work painted in oil on canvas by Esther Newman Cohen. It was painted from a live model.
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January 1st, 2017
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Comments (4)
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Lyric, for featuring this work in the Out of the Ordinary Group!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 1/23/17