On April 8, 2014 Constitutional court of the Russian Federation announced its decision regarding the appeal made by human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin concerning violation of constitutional rights on NGOs, which were charged with “performing functions of foreign agents”. Constitutional…
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ADC “Memorial” participated in OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Prevention of Torture
On April 10-11, 2014 ADC “Memorial” participated in OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Prevention of Torture in Vienna. This meeting was organized as part of Swiss Chairmanship in OSCE and was aimed at assessing the progress of OSCE countries…
Saint Petersburg city court will consider appeal of ADC “Memorial” against earlier ruling of Leninsky district court’s judge Moroz concerning recognition of ADC “Memorial” a “foreign agent”. Court hearings will be held by presiding judge Mrs. Gavrilova on April 8,…
On March 26, 2014 Saint Petersburg ombudsman A.Shishlov presented annual human rights report for 2013 to the deputies of the Saint Petersburg legislative assembly. Among other things report featured materials which were prepared by the city’s human rights organizations, including…
What a horrible carnival we witnessed this spring, which is still going on even after Mardi Gras is over! Mummers are everywhere: supposed “Cossacks” in clown-like blue hats, nationalistic criminals with ribbons commemorating victory over the Nazis in 1945, whom…
Dear deputies, I’m appealing to you following an attack which took place on March 2, 2014 against the participants of a series of peaceful pickets on Isakiyevskaya square. People took to the streets to express their concerns about the situation…