![Dmitry Chizhevsky in a Saint Petersburg hospital, where he was treated for a month and a half, following an attack on an LGBT meeting. Doctors were not able to save his vision in his left eye. Image by Misha Friedman. Russia, 2013.](http://pulitzercenter.org/sites/pulitzercenter.org/files/styles/node_images_768x510/public/04-29-16/150321_fitzgerald_chizhevsky.jpg?itok=HuH26Ixh)
Read ICWA Fellow’s Robbie Corey-Boulet’s recap & watch the video here.
In May of 2016, ICWA co-hosted a major conference on the struggle for LBGT rights around the globe. Keynote speaker Randy Berry, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT persons will present along with panelists from five continents. The event was hosted in partnership with the Center for Transatlantic Relations, and The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Co-host Sen. Ed Markey.