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In April 2013 International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) organized a mission to Russia in order to investigate the situation with political repression there and prepare a report about this. I was part of the mission as a member of…

UN Human rights council will discuss report of the UN Secretary General on the problem of persecution for cooperation with United Nations Organization (UNO), its representatives and human rights institutions during the 24th regular session of the organization on September 9-27, 2013. One of…

Massive anti-immigrant campaign is under way in Russia since August. Throughout the country mass media, human rights defenders and activists report detentions of hundreds and thousands of foreign citizens as part of special raids organized by Russian law enforcement agencies,…

An international summer camp for children from migrant families was held in Priozersk district of Leningrad region between July 29 and August 7, 2013. The camp was organized by ADC “Memorial”, it was prepared as part of the project for…

  Some people interpret the principle of the supremacy of law in a completely wrong fashion: they think that witch hunt is the supremacy of law and justice. But this is not so. Supremacy of law and justice means fundamental…

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: OPEN LETTER TO THE AUTHORITIES To: Mr. Vladimir Lukin Human Rights Commissioner of Russia Mr Alexander Shishlov Human Rights Commissioner of Saint Petersburg Mr Mikhail Fedotov Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Paris-Geneva,…