POLITICO: Letter from Kiev. The double-exile of Dr. Anton “Life for this middle-aged, soft-spoken doctor had become unbearable in his hometown of Donetsk, a frontline city held by Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine. His decision to leave, however, was not…
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EUROMAIDAN PRESS: Ukraine’s Health Ministry opens up previously banned 450 professions for women
The Ukrainian Health Ministry has abolished its order #256 banning women from being employed in 450 professions which were considered damaging to women’s health, Ukrainian MP Iryna Suslova wrote on her fb page. Suslova was one of the politicians engaged…
ENS Newsletter – December 2017
The December 2017 edition of the ENS newsletter includes an interview with Adam Weiss, Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre and the latest updates on statelessness and nationality law in Europe. Also includes joint submission to the Universal…
TASS: Russian ombudsperson: the list of professions prohibited for women could be reconsidered
Moscow, December 1, 2017 /TASS/. Tatyana Moskalkova, the Russian human rights ombudsperson, believes that the list of professions prohibited for women due to the difficult working conditions involved could be revised. Currently, this list includes more than 400 professions. “This…
Ahead of our forthcoming #LockedinLimbo campaign event in Strasbourg on 11 October, ENS talked to Stephania Kulaeva, Director of ADC Memorial, an ENS member organisation working with stateless people in the countries which were part of the former Soviet Union….
Daher dürfen in Russland nur Männer arbeiten, wo es laut und dunkel ist. Doch jetzt hat eine Russin das Recht erkämpft, Kapitänin zu werden – und die Berufsverbote wanken. Von Frank Nienhuysen “Diese Berufsverbote wurzeln in Stereotypen, die Frauen in…