Defence of the NGO's

On October 7, 2013 Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg considered the appeal by the procurator’s office of Admiralty district regarding the resolution made by the Justice of Peace of 8th district Olga Glushanok, who had ruled in May 2013…

Representatives of ADC “Memorial” participated in a discussion concerning possible strategies to appeal the implementation of the law on “foreign agents” in Russian courts, which was organized on September 24, 2013 in Moscow by the Human rights centre “Memorial” and…

Until now ADC “Memorial” remains the only non-governmental organization in Russia which is being persecuted for its alternative report to the United Nations Organization in two different ways simultaneously. Procurators continue their attempts to get an administrative court ruling against…

UN Human rights council will discuss report of the UN Secretary General on the problem of persecution for cooperation with United Nations Organization (UNO), its representatives and human rights institutions during the 24th regular session of the organization on September 9-27, 2013. One of…

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: OPEN LETTER TO THE AUTHORITIES To: Mr. Vladimir Lukin Human Rights Commissioner of Russia Mr Alexander Shishlov Human Rights Commissioner of Saint Petersburg Mr Mikhail Fedotov Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Paris-Geneva,…

On August 5, 2013 preliminary hearings were held in Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg on the administrative case of the procurator of Admiralty district against Charitable private organization Antidiscrimination center «Memorial» (ADC «Memorial»). This is a completely new legal…