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ADC “Memorial” in cooperation with attorneys and various rights defending organizations consistently strives for legal recognition of the right of HIV-positive foreign nationals to stay in the Russian Federation, as discrimination of people with immunodeficiency virus is in violation of…

On January 19, 2015 the first ever march to commemorate Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova was held through the streets of Saint Petersburg. Human rights defenders and activists awaited this for 5 years, during which they had to go through…

Latest issue of “Antifascist Motive”, Russia’s longest surviving antifascist magazine, which is now published annually, is out. It is traditionally published on the eve of January 19th, the date of murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova by Nazis in…

ADC “Memorial” with support from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has prepared report to the 111th Session of the UN Committee on Human Rights devoted to violations of civil and political rights of minorities, including ethnic groups, migrants,…

In autumn 2014 two events were held in Saint Petersburg, which were related to LGBTI issues: in October QueerFest was held there and in November “Side by Side” film festival took place. Their organizers and participants encountered various troubles and…

Against discrimination Russia : Stop Mass Arrests of Migrants Defending the rights of people with disabilities: new laws and old practices by Inessa Sakhno QueerFest and “Side by Side” film festival in Saint Petersburg by Inessa Sakhno ADC “Memorial” helped HIV-infected…

Lawyers of ADC “Memorial” Inessa Sakhno and Sergey Mikheyev represented legal interests of Mr. Sosnoiv, a disabled person, in court in a case against discriminatory approach. On December 22, 2014 judge N.Ikonnikova of the Nevsky district court of Saint Petersburg…

In December 2014 Saint Petersburg city court ruled to free Mr. A., a Ukrainian citizen, from the Center for detention of foreign nationals and annul earlier court ruling on his deportation from the Russian Federation. Earlier A. was charged with…