Homophobia remains a serious problem in the region of Eurasia. It manifests in hate speech by media and public officials; hate crimes that are not properly investigated; repressions against LGBTI by the law enforcement; unacceptable terminology used in the criminal…
The rights of ethnic minorities to their native language, its free use and development, education in their native language – this is the theme of the upcoming 12th annual UN Forum on minority issues to be held at the end…
“Norma” legal website informed that starting May 1, 2019 prohibitions on hiring women in certain industries and occupations have been lifted in Uzbekistan (see Art. 225 of the Labor Code of Uzbekistan and the list of professions). Instead of the…
RT: The list of jobs women in Russia are banned from doing will see an almost a six-fold reduction, with the ladies now getting a chance to pilot planes, drive trains and handle heavy construction machinery. “Labor conditions at many…
On April 16, 2019, the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) published its concluding remarks and recommendations following consideration of the 2nd periodic report of Tajikistan at…
Sky News: This week, after a two-year legal battle, a court in St Petersburg ordered the Janoshka printworks to give Ms Vasilyeva her job back and to pay her 1.85 million roubles (£22,000) in lost income and 10,000 roubles (£120)…
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