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On October 29, 2015 European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) upheld the legal appeal by the lawyers of ADC “Memorial” in the case of A.L. (X.W.) v. Russia (№ 44095/14). The claimant, A.L., was detained by Saint Petersburg police in…

This panel discussion brought together prominent human rights defenders to discuss recent legislative changes, and the challenges they present to litigating cases of abuse in Russia and Azerbaijan, and the former Soviet Union more broadly, at domestic and international levels,…

27 October 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against…

Dear Mrs. Agapitova, The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), non-governmental international organization with consultative status at the United Nations Organization and the Council of Europe, which has 178 member organizations worldwide, and its affiliates ADC “Memorial” and “Bir Duino…

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 26 October 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in the Russian Federation, Portugal,…

Contrary to a popular belief that gender equality supposedly had been established long time ago and forever, women’s rights continue to be violated in many countries throughout the world, Russia being one of them. On October 26, 2015, the UN…