On August 5, 2013 preliminary hearings were held in Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg on the administrative case of the procurator of Admiralty district against Charitable private organization Antidiscrimination center «Memorial» (ADC «Memorial»). This is a completely new legal…
The legal battle between the public prosecutor’s office and the Memorial Anti-Discrimination Centre in St Petersburg is not over. At the end of last week it emerged that the prosecutors’ tactics have changed and that they will attempt once again…
On July 16, 2013 a group of children from migrant families visited Saint Petersburg Planetarium Museum as part of the project of ADC «Memorial» for integration and introduction into city culture. Children saw miniature copies of the Hermitage, St. Isaac’s,…
On July 21, 2013 a multi-ethnic group of children and their parents have attended a guided tour through rivers and channels of Saint Petersburg. They visited the famous «Aurora» cruiser, St.Nocolas cathedral, Troitsky bridge, St. Peter and Paul fortress and…
On July 16, 2013 Saint Petersburg city court declined to consider procurator’s protests concerning the case of ADC “Memorial”. The court cited procedural rules for appeal and stated that the procurator’s office has made errors in the documents and returned…
Strasbourg, 15/7/2013 – “The legislation regulating NGOs activities in Russia is complex and the excessive discretion in applying it may impede the legitimate exercise of two fundamental human rights, such as freedom of expression and association. Law and practice should…
On July 11-12, 2013 ADC “Memorial” organized a meeting of representatives of various national and international organizations dealing with human rights violations in Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan to discuss problems of violation of women’s rights in Central Asian region. Mutabar…
Open letter to Moscow ombudsman for children’s rights Yevgeny Bunimovich tel:(495)957-05-85 fax:(495)957-05-99 Dear Mr. Bunimovich, In autumn 2013 the government of the Russian Federation will have to answer questions from the UN Committee on children’s rights, which pays special attention…
On July 5, 2013 a group of children from migrant families has visited LabirinthUM interactive museum of science. Children have seen the mechanisms of various natural phenomenons, learnt the secrets of various tricks and illusions, solved various tasks, saw chemical…
Courts of two instances have refused to accept claims of procurator’s office against human rights defenders. Leninsky district court has left intact the decision of the Justice of Peace, which earlier refused to confirm the procurator’s claims concerning ADC “Memorial”…
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