26.10.2026
Questions About Russia’s Crimes Against Ukrainian Women Raised During UN CEDAW Session
On October 26, 2026, an informal meeting between members of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and NGOs that had submitted reports on violations of women’s rights by the Russian Federation took place in Geneva...Protection from Discrimination and Equal Opportunities for All in the Context of Discussions on a Post-Colonial Future
How to Protect Children’s Rights in Ukraine’s Southern Regions
Warsaw HDC’26 discussion “Protection from Discrimination and Equal Opportunities for All in the Context of Discussions on a Post-Colonial Future”
At the annual OSCE Human Dimension Conference, human rights defenders and Indigenous rights activists discussed how a human rights-based approach applies to ideas about a post-colonial future. ADC Memorial organized the discussion. Its aim was to bring a stronger human...
‘Сonnected’ #10: Shor Musician Talks About the Kai-Komus and the Ethno USA 2026 Festival
The ADC Memorial continues to address the issues facing indigenous peoples in its anti-discrimination podcast. The tenth episode of “Connected” features Lev Tannagashev, a young musician from the Shor people, a small-numbered Indigenous people of Southern Siberia. We spoke with…
Witnesses and Memory
Elie Wiesel, a survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald and the author of the well-known autobiographical novel Night, wrote that “only those who experienced Auschwitz know what it was; the rest will never know.” As Wiesel saw it, “the witness knew...
