Because of a recent attempt by the Russian Orthodox Church to seize St. Petersburg St. Isaac’s Cathedral in February 2017, many people remembered the events of a century ago. The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church also apparently considered the…
During the meeting of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW), the head of the official Ukrainian delegation Natalia Fedorovich, chairman of the department of family, gender policy and combating human trafficking of the Ministry…
The complicated situation in the country caused by political changes, aggression from neighboring Russia, subsequent military actions, the economic crisis, and social problems have impacted the situation of women, particularly women from vulnerable groups. Many of them continue to face…
New alternative report of ADC Memorial on the Russian Federation’s Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights submitted to the UN Committee Alternative Report «The Russian Federation: Violation of the Economic and Social Rights of Roma…
Alternative Report «The Russian Federation: Violation of the Economic and Social Rights of Roma and Indigenous Peoples; Employment Discrimination against Vulnerable Groups» was prepared by ADC Memorial for the List of Issues that will be sent to the Russian government…
The alternative report “Ukrainian Women: Caught Between New Challenges and Long-Standing Discrimination,” which was prepared by ADC Memorial with support from the Centre for Social and Gender Research (Kyiv), was submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of all…
A new UN Independent Expert on protaction against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Vitit Muntabhorn, a Professor Emeritus of Law at Chulalongkorn Univeersity in Bangkok, was appointed recently to this position. Within the mandate,…
Stefania Kulaeva What purpose does withdrawal of children from the family by the state serves, that of protecting the rights of the child or the suppression of the rights of family? In what cases public guardianship authorities can exercise their…
Paris-Geneva-Brussels, January 13, 2017. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT partnership, together with the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) “Memorial”, strongly denounce the threats made by the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament Magomed Daudov via Instagram against…
Si se consagra el cambio legal, Rusia será el país con la legislación más laxa de Europa en la materia. Y toma esta deriva pese al toque de atención de la ONU, que en varias ocasiones ha urgido a las…
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