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Saint Petersburg city court will consider appeal of ADC “Memorial” against earlier ruling of Leninsky district court’s judge Moroz concerning recognition of ADC “Memorial” a “foreign agent”. Court hearings will be held by presiding judge Mrs. Gavrilova on April 8,…

On March 26, 2014 Saint Petersburg ombudsman A.Shishlov presented annual human rights report for 2013 to the deputies of the Saint Petersburg legislative assembly. Among other things report featured materials which were prepared by the city’s human rights organizations, including…

What a horrible carnival we witnessed this spring, which is still going on even after Mardi Gras is over! Mummers are everywhere: supposed “Cossacks” in clown-like blue hats, nationalistic criminals with ribbons commemorating victory over the Nazis in 1945, whom…

The right to education is one of the most important social and cultural human rights, while education itself is a necessary condition for children’s socialization.  As a participant of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which protects all…

Dear deputies, I’m appealing to you following an attack which took place on March 2, 2014 against the participants of a series of peaceful pickets on Isakiyevskaya square. People took to the streets to express their concerns about the situation…

The decision to send Russian troops to Ukraine is a crime. A crime not only against Ukraine, but also against Russia, against Russian culture and Russian history, against their inseparable link with the history and culture of Ukraine. It is…

“Police abuse – a serious threat to the rule of law”, Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has stated recently. Among other things Muižnieks pointed out the responsibility of the states and of all the…

After having considered the official report of the Russian Federation in January 2014 the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has made important recommendations that are obligatory for fulfillment. Russia, as a participant of the Convention on the…

Front Line Defenders launched their Rights.Risks.Change! campaign February 11 in Dublin to raise awareness of human rights issues during the Sochi Olympics. Irish Independent: Human rights campaign launched with start of Winter Olympics The Irish Independent attended a press conference…

Paris, Saint-Petersburg — Over the last two years the Russian authorities have waged the largest offensive against freedom since the end of the Soviet Union, according to a report published today by FIDH and its member organisation ADC Memorial. The…