Saint-Petersburg city court considered an appeal against refusal to accord the march on February 19: during the session shortcomings in work of Committee on Law, Order and Security were exposed. April 24 in Saint-Petersburg city court an appeal against verdict…
In 2009, the mayor of Sochi made anti-Gypsy remarks but was never held accountable under criminal or civil laws, declares a Roma activist Alexander Klein, who is preparing to file a claim against the mayor with the UN Committee on…
December 2011 saw the realization of ADC Memorial’s new project aimed at defending the rights of civil activist who have been subjected to repression and violence. In recent years, a number of social movements have increasingly come to face such…
On April 8th, 2012, a concert, devoted to International Roma Day, will take place in the Youth center “Forpost”. Roma bands and children dancing groups from St Petersburg, the Leningrad and Novgorod regions will participate in the concert. Everyone is…
Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” supports the candidacy of Igor Kochetkov for the position of Human Rights Commissioner of St. Petersburg. The priorities of Kochetkov’s human rights program– implementation of a complex, anti-discriminatory, regional law in St. Petersburg and the fight against…
On the April 5th, 2012, a press conference devoted to the issue of discrimination of Roma people will take place in Moscow. Representatives of authorities distract attention of the publicity from real problems by false accusations and persecutions of Roma…
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