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Round table “Challenges and possibilities for diversity on the eve of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia” was held as part of FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) “Football People” action weeks against discrimination in football on October 10, 2014…

On October 7, 2014 ADC “Memorial” took part in a seminar “Position and role of civil society in the European Union and Russia”, which was organized by European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) together with Civil Forum EU-Russia. The main…

Against discrimination ADC “Memorial” demands respect for rights of ethnic minorities and foreign nationals No songs needed by Stefania Kulayeva Crimes against childhood by Stefania Kulayeva Notification about double citizenship – new infringement on human rights by Sergey Mikheyev Freedom…

On October 2, 2014 ADC “Memorial” together with International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), human rights movement “Bir Duyno” (Kyrgyzstan) and Civil partnership platform “Central Asia on the Move” participated in the Human Dimension Implementation meeting, which considered the situation…

The war in Eastern Ukraine is horrible. Deaths of people, both military and civilian, are horrible. Horrible mutual hatred, fear, lies, crimes… Horrible destruction, disappearance of a whole region. Ukrainian army suffering from hunger and cold is a horrible sight….

ADC “Memorial” is outraged by the arrest of Nabeel Rajab, Bahrain human rights defender, FIDH Deputy Secretary General and President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), who had been prosecuted once again for expressing his opinion, which was…

On October 1 and 2, 2014 Saint Petersburg city court considered legal appeals on two separate cases, in which the prosecuted were accused (among other things) of violations described in Article 111 Section 4 of the Criminal Code of the…

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) together with its member organization Human Rights Center “Viasna” (Belarus) released human rights report “Arbitrary Preventive Detention of Activists in Belarus”, which was prepared following a joint international research mission together with ADC “Memorial”,…

Alexey, a teenage LGBT activist from Saint Petersburg, was shortlisted for prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize, a prize, which is given on an annual basis to a child supporting the rights of children. Alexey was nominated for the prize on…

ADC “Memorial” expresses its profound indignation and is worried by the reports of persecution of ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples in Russia and territories now under the Russian rule, the attempts to restrict rights of foreign nationals, persons with dual citizenship…