On June 1-2, 2012 in Stockholm there was a conference “Empowerment of Roma women” organized by NGO “Neve gindoske zuvlia» (New Thinking Women’s Network). Women from Romani communities of Sweden (Kelderash, Lovari, Finska Roma) who work in the field of…
On 24 May ADC ‘Memorial’ invites all people of free will to participate in the picket in defence of a political prisoner, human rights activist and candidate for Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2012. The picket will take place from…
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay made a video message on The International Day Against Homophobia. This year this speech is especially actual for Russia. ADC ‘Memorial’ considers adoption of discriminative laws and practices unacceptable, as…
On May 18-19 in ADC ‘Memorial’ a conference ‘Legal possibilities of defence of Roma people’s rights in Russia’ will take place. Lawyers from different regions (participants from Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Belgorod, Kaliningrad, Ryazan, Volgograd, Sochi are invited), with whom ADC…
United Nations Human Rights Committee communicated the complaint about political persecution of a human rights activist Philipp Kostenko which was lodged by lawyers Olga Tseitlina and Sergey Golubok from ADC ‘Memorial’ after putting the activist under second administrative arrest in…
The European Court of Human Rights recognized lack of effective independent investigation on death of Roma woman in Pskov police station and awarded her husband and son a compensation. 3 May 2012 the European Court of Human Rights pronounced judgement…
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