As part of a project to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples, an interesting online conversation took place between experts and activists. At the webinar, various legal definitions of the term “Indigenous peoples” were discussed. Definitions in different international instruments…
A Russian–Azerbaijani scandal is in full scale, sparked by the brutal detention and torture of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, which resulted in the deaths of two of them and severe beatings of others. Random Russian citizens, harshly detained in Azerbaijan,…
Protection of the rights of groups that are called “vulnerable to discrimination” in the language of modern international law is reminded about on certain dates, many of them in spring. Discrimination against women is discussed rather in March, the topic…
In Russia, 41 regions have now introduced a maternity allowance of around 100,000 rubles (approximately €1,070) for pregnant schoolgirls. Previously, this benefit was only available to university students. Officially, the money is intended to support girls in difficult life circumstances…
Three years have passed since the beginning of full-scale Russian aggression, when millions of Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes under shelling and take their children to safe places. Many of the children who left Ukraine at that time…
Those who have attended municipal concerts in local cultural centers near gypsy settlements—or taboras, as they are commonly called by both neighbours and residents—have likely heard a lively rendition of a song with the refrain: “Well, what can I say,…
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