Last week the Russian Ministry of Labor published an amended draft of the list of harmful, heavy and dangerous jobs prohibited for women. Despite the fact that it proposed to replace specific professions with the list of hazardous factors of…
Official premiere of the film Vintage Hall of the Center for Contemporary Art Vinzavod, Moscow April 22, 2018 15.00 “Wworkers” is a documentary which was filmed as part of the campaign #AllJobs4AllWomen organized by the Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial”. The film…
During the 62nd pre-session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) experts considered implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by Kazakhstan. Expert of the Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” presented a list of…
After the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council that took place in Geneva from 26th February to 23th March 2018, ADC Memorial welcomes the adoption of the Ukraine UPR outcome. Through consultation with civil society the Ukrainian government accepted…
During the 71st pre-session of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (UN CEDAW) a range of issues for the government of Tajikistan was outlined by the Committee. Experts of the CEDAW, who had earlier stressed…
On March 6, 2018 the European Parliament held hearings on “The right to work without gender discrimination”. Among the speakers was Russian female sailor Svetlana Medvedeva, who had recently managed to prove in court that the ban on the profession…
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