The Moscow Times: A small Indigenous community in Russia’s Far East republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is challenging a gold-mining giant owned by Russian magnate Alexei Mordashov in what they deem a last-ditch attempt to preserve their traditional livelihoods. Residents of…
According to Radio Azattyk, a new draft Labour Code has been submitted to the Jogorku Kenesh (Supreme Council) for consideration, as the existing Labour Code adopted 20 years ago does not respond to modern realities. At the moment, the Labour…
RE:RUSSIA: Over the two years of the war, the situation surrounding the issue of the LGBTQ+ community in the post-Soviet space has seriously deteriorated. This deterioration is evident in Central Asian countries where ‘non-traditional relationships’ were already criminalised or semi-criminalised, as well as in countries like Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia,…
On April 26–28, HRDC Memorial will hold a presentation of the “30 Years Before” project. In concert with independent media outlets, human rights activists, experts, and members of civil society, “30 Years Before” is trying to understand what made the…
On April 11-12, 2024, a meeting of experts who developed a Supplement to the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders was held in Bangkok. This meeting is part of the Declaration +25 project, led by the International Human Rights Service…
A regional presentation of the Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation was organised on 16 April. The Guide is the result of three years of work by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) together…
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