The UN Human Rights Committee (UN HRC) has taken into account recommendations of ADC “Memorial” in its criticism of the situation with observation of civil and political rights in the Russian Federation. The UN Human Rights Committee has considered the…
Ilgar A., a stateless person, who had left the country of his origin as a child and since then had lived in Russia, was arrested for violation of immigration regulations on February 2, 2015. He had been arrested before and…
On March 22, 2015 Saint Petersburg hosted disgraceful “International Russian Conservative Forum”, which saw about 400 nationalist participants, including members of 11 European parties, which adhere to right-wing rhetoric. Saint Petersburg city authorities de facto supported nationalists, who arrived to…
Labor migrant rights is the most important aspect of the relations between the Russian Federation and the countries from whence the millions of labor migrants it receives originate. This theme should be at the top of the agenda at any…
The annexation of Crimea by Russia and the ensuing military conflict in southeastern Ukraine have shaped Russia’s civic and political climate over the past year. The Russian media is waging a massive military propaganda campaign, хenophobia and hostility toward “Western…
The decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Kim v. Russia has strategic significance for similar cases involving the detention with a view toward expulsion of stateless persons in a SUVSIG. No country will accept them, which renders…
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