Checks of non-commercial organizations in Russia, which have started in late March this year and took more than a month, have consumed a lot of time and energy of the human rights defenders, including the staff of ADC “Memorial”. The…
On May 14, 2013 representatives of non-commercial organizations (NCOs) met with the human rights ombudsman for Saint Petersburg Alexander Shishlov at the office of “Civic Control” NCO. Two main topics discussed during the meeting were ombudsman’s annual report for 2012…
On April 23, 2013 ADC “Memorial” met with ombudsman for children’s rights for Leningrad region Tamara Litvinova. During the meeting the problem of segregation, i.e. separate school education of Roma and non-Roma children in Nizhniye Oselki village (Vsevolzhsky district of…
Mr. M., a convicted Roma from Astrakhan region serving prison term, has appealed to ADC “Memorial” with a claim of unjust criminal prosecution and conviction. His lawyer has forwarded to ADC “Memorial” copies of the convict’s court materials and a letter from him,…
On May 16, 2013 Nevsky district court of Saint Petersburg has ruled in favor of Mr. Lokh, a Ukrainian citizen, in a case against “Granit” company (formerly “Legenda”) concerning wage arrears. Mr. Lokh was employed as a security guard for…
A photo exhibition on the life of a local Roma settlement opened in Leskolovo, Leningrad region. Volunteers and local Roma children made a total of over 20,000 photo shots and then chose the best ones for the exhibition. Local cultural…
ADC “Memorial” was approached by the crisis center for women “Svet Nadezhdy” (“Light of Hope”) with a request for legal assistance to be provided to Mrs. O., a citizen of Uzbekistan, who was a victim of family violence and ended…
In June 2012 ADC “Memorial” was approached by Svetlana Medvedeva, who has faced impossibility to take a practical course and thus complete education in ship navigation due to the ban of her shipping company on her performance as a motor-mechanic/helmsman….
An important court ruling was made by a Russian court in 2013 as a result of cooperation between ADC “Memorial” and attorneys Olga Tseitlina and Sergey Golubok in case of a person without citizenship S. Saint Petersburg city court has…
GENEVA (14 May 2013) – Three United Nations independent human rights experts today expressed serious concern at the “obstructive, intimidating and stigmatizing effects” brought about by the current implementation in the Russian Federation of the law on ‘non-commercial organizations’ (NCOs),…
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