Brussels, 06/12/2012 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 5 December, human rights defenders called for more importance to be given to human rights in EU-Russia relations at the summit on 21 December. “Human rights are always limited on the agenda. Now we are…
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In 2009, the mayor of Sochi made anti-Gypsy remarks but was never held accountable under criminal or civil laws, declares a Roma activist Alexander Klein, who is preparing to file a claim against the mayor with the UN Committee on…
On November 9, 2011 a human rights report “Tajikistan: export of labour – at what price?” was presented in the press-club “Zelenaya lampa” (Green lamp) in St Petersburg. This report is a result of collaboration between the investigating mission of…
TV show on migrant workers on Channel 100TV
Andrei Yakimov, a worker of the Anti-Discrimination centre “Memorial”, participated in the talk-show “Kipyatok” (Boiling water) on the 100TV channel. The issue of labour migration from the Central Asia to Russia was the main topic of the show.
On October 6 a round-table discussion devoted to the issue of detention of migrants took place at the press-club “Zelyonaya lampa” (Green lamp). The discussion was organised after Russia had paid large compensations to stateless people who experienced inhuman treatment…
Slavery in Rostov region
On September 17, 2011 the information website “Caucasian knot” reported that there might be facts of slavery at farms in the Semikarakorsky district of the Rostov region. According to the legal expert of the Anti-discrimination centre Memorial, Anna Udyarova, the…