Defence of the NGO's

The legal battle between the public prosecutor’s office and the Memorial Anti-Discrimination Centre in St Petersburg is not over. At the end of last week it emerged that the prosecutors’ tactics have changed and that they will attempt once again…

On July 16, 2013 Saint Petersburg city court declined to consider procurator’s protests concerning the case of ADC “Memorial”. The court cited procedural rules for appeal and stated that the procurator’s office has made errors in the documents and returned…

Strasbourg, 15/7/2013 – “The legislation regulating NGOs activities in Russia is complex and the excessive discretion in applying it may impede the legitimate exercise of two fundamental human rights, such as freedom of expression and association. Law and practice should…

Courts of two instances have refused to accept claims of procurator’s office against human rights defenders. Leninsky district court has left intact the decision of the Justice of Peace, which earlier refused to confirm the procurator’s claims concerning ADC “Memorial”…

The judge has ruled that decision No.35-78-2013 on administrative violation dated April 30, 2013 contains considerable deficiencies, which cannot be corrected in the course of the consideration of the case. This decision confirms the position of the private charity association…

Geneva, 17 May 2013 Excellency, We have the honour to address you in our capacity as Chairperson and Rapporteur on reprisals, on behalf of the Committee against Torture, which is currently in session in Geneva, following the examination of the Russian…