by Stefania Kulayeva Some witty person once proposed to change the well known words of Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev “Who would grasp Russia with the mind?” by inserting another country’s name there. Thus a following piece was born: Who would…
by Anna Udyarova, lawyer of ADC “Memorial” When I first read the prosecutor’s suit and learnt what they chose as the reason (or, better say, pretext) for our persecution, I was very surprised. It sounded absurd: prosecution for a report…
The right to education is one of the most important social and cultural human rights, while education itself is a necessary condition for children’s socialization. As a participant of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which protects all…
After having considered the official report of the Russian Federation in January 2014 the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has made important recommendations that are obligatory for fulfillment. Russia, as a participant of the Convention on the…
As Winter Olympics started in Sochi, several billion people were watching broadcasts, as we were told. Critical voices were supposed to hush at the sight of this greatness – winners shouldn’t be judged, a lot was built (have respect for…
People in a neighboring country, Ukraine, stood in pickets even if it was freezing cold, lived on city squares and struggled against intolerable laws, trying to abolish them (and they did succeed in some cases!). But Russia has “its own…
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