Having considered the state report of Turkmenistan at the 87th session, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women gave the country’s authorities important recommendations on many articles of the Convention. A number of them relate to gender…
After reviewing the state report of Tajikistan at the 87th session, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women published recommendations to the country’s authorities. The Committee is concerned about the obstacles that the authorities of Tajikistan are…
In 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan abolished the odious List of jobs prohibited for women (Resolution No. 865-1 of 06/10/2019 “On invalidation of the List of jobs with unfavorable working conditions in which the use of female labor…
We, members of the International Memorial Association, consider it vital to draw attention to the new instances of persecution of our colleagues that have occurred in the recent weeks. Human rights activist and former member of the Memorial Human Rights…
Upon consideration of the state report of the Russian Federation at the 95th session of the UN CRC in January 2024, the Committee issued recommendations to Russia with harsh criticism of violations of the rights of Ukrainian children. The Committee…
On 2 February 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued landmark decisions in two cases against Russia initiated by Ukraine on 16 January 2017 regarding terrorism financing and racial discrimination, and on 26 February 2022 regarding genocide allegations. While…
It’s not for nothing that a lively military song goes, “Our wives – rifles loaded” – true wives of soldiers, like mothers and sisters, do not always bring joy to the warring countries. In the same song, to the question…
European Network on Statelessness: Russia has enacted reforms to its immigration detention laws, introducing time limits and judicial oversight on the detention of stateless people. The changes come after years of advocacy by ENS member ADC Memorial, including as part…
The presentation “On the Importance of Monitoring Minority Rights Violations in Times of War” by Stefania Kulaeva took place during the discussion “Guilt, Justice and Fairness: How and Why to Document War Crimes”, organized by Zukunft Memorial (member of Memorial…
Ahead of the review of the state report of Tajikistan by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the 87th session of CEDAW will begin on January 29, 2024), the authorities have lifted a number of professional…
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