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On the International Roma Day, the Russian media used to write only about the Gypsy music culture, ignoring the fact that this day has marked the first International Roma Congress (1971) and the fight against discrimnation of Roma. However, this…

Last month, Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled that there is no lack of clarity in legal provisions that make it possible to strip a person of their Russian citizenship in instances where the person has no other nationality and would be…

Submissions from civil society will be used for preparing the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “Effective promotion of the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic…

On the eve of the International Roma Day, ADC Memorial informed the UN Human Rights Council about the situation of Roma women and girls affected by the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This information will be used for the…

The report raised the issues as  of non-recognition and insufficient support for ethnic minorities (Pamir, Yaghnob, Mugat (Jughi)); discrimination against women at work (the list of professions prohibited for women); discrimination against LGBTI+; insufficient support for Tajikistan migrants working abroad…

March being the month of visibility of women’s struggles for equal rights, we present here some news on how women continue their battles against labor restrictions in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Russian Federation In Russia, starting January 1, 2021,…