The problem of the existence of the lists of professions prohibited to women is relevant for a whole region, which consists of ten countries, where women are currently denied access to hundreds of professional occupations because of discriminatory legislative prohibitions…
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In Russia, It’s a Woman’s Job to Challenge Soviet-Era Labor Laws. It took Svetlana Medvedeva five years to fight for her right to become a captain After being rejected by the shipping company, Medvedeva immediately contested the decision with little…
On September 20th, 2017, you are invited to join a discussion on employment discrimination against women in a number of professions and the need to cancel “lists of professions and occupations harmful and dangerous to women.” This discussion will take…
Samara Court Finds Refusal to Hire Based on “Professions Banned for Women” Discrimination
On September 15, 2017, the Samara District Court completed its review of the case of Svetlana Medvedeva v. the Samara River Passenger Enterprise. The court found that the internationally-recognized ban on discrimination against women means that women cannot be denied…
Reports of Promo-LEX Association and ADC Memorial on Moldova submitted to the UN CESCR and UN CRC
Promo-LEX Association and ADC Memorial submitted their joint reports to the 62 Session of the UN Committee on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and to the 76 Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The…
ADC Memorial, CrimeaSOS, and FIDH welcome the Concluding Observations and Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which were released following the Committee’s recent 93rd session. The recommendations reflected the issues raised in an alternative…