THE OBSERVATORY – PRESS RELEASE Bishkek – Geneva – Paris, October 23, 2018 – Yesterday,the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan granted the petition of FIDH member organization Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan challenging the lower court’s designation of reports by Bir Duino and…
Based on the results of the 64th session of the UN Committee on Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights, experts of the Committee made recommendations to the authorities of Turkmenistan aimed at achieving gender equality within the framework of implementation of the…
We frequently hear the opinion that the list of professions banned for women is a protective measure, since it protects women from arduous work conditions. Is this the case? If we’re going to speak about proper work conditions, then they…
ADC “Memorial” and Russian LGBT Network, which submitted a joint alternative report on discrimination against vulnerable groups in the RF as part of the universal periodic review procedure, welcome Russia’s adoption of a number of important recommendations made by UN…
St. Petersburg City Court, having considered the legal complaint lodged by lawyer Yury Serov, considered an earlier court ruling concerning expulsion of K., a Georgian citizen whose wife and child are Russian citizens, ruled that it was a violation of…
In my opinion, the draft of the Ministry of Labor order substantially narrows down the list of banned professions for women, which is the result of Svetlana Medvedeva’s case, among other things. First of all, restrictions on the use of…
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