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On February 13, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) made its ruling in the case of “Mskhiladze v. Russia” (No. 47741/16 ), in which it found violations of Article 5 § 1 (right to liberty and security of…

Tuesday 6 March 2018 – 16:00-18:00 European Parliament – Room A5G315 The right to work has no Gender:  All Jobs for All Women   Moderator: MEP Clare MOODY, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Delegation to the EU-Armenia and…

“Russian Railways” proposed to abolish the list of “unfeminine” professions, the company’s representative is quoted as saying in a recent publication of the corporate newspaper “Gudok”. Piotr Potapov, head of the department for labor protection, industrial safety and environmental control…

According to the list of occupations prohibited for women adopted by the Russian government, women in Russia are not allowed to be directly engaged in extinguishing fires. This professional activity is indicated in the list of professions prohibited for women…

For the 19th Session of the UN CRPD, on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ADC “Memorial” submitted an alternative report focused on the  violations of Article 24 “Education”. Russian laws and practice…

Samara regional court has considered the appeal of Svetlana Medvedeva and has agreed with the conclusions of the court of first instance. The appellate court has confirmed that the refusal to accept Medvedeva for the position of motorist/ helmsman back…