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The Changing Face of Migration 

In the beginning, the ADC “Memorial” project “Legal Assistance for Settlements of Caldarari Roma in Russia” primarily offered legal support to those experiencing difficulties with respect to housing.  Over time, however, more and more attention has come to be paid…

The School Ombudsman Fights for Students’ Rights 

“The Weak against the Strong, Is Always in the Wrong” Lawyer Olga Pavlovna Tseitlina shares her opinion on the migrant situation in Russia.

In March 2009, ADC “Memorial” initiated a new project, “Legal Assistance to Migrants Belonging to National Minority Groups in the Northwest Region of Russia” (with financial assistance from Sida).  The project offers monitoring on the observance of migrants’ rights in…

In 2009, 20 years will have passed since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations.  This anniversary provides us with a wonderful excuse to turn our attention to the problem of children’s rights,…

On July 8, the volunteers of the ADC Memorial have visited a Roma settlement in the town of Peri, the Leningrad region. The volunteers organised an interesting educational class for the children.

In June 2011 workers of the ADC Memorial learned about mass violations of foreign workers’ rights. Hired by contractors firms they work as street cleaners in the Nevsky district of Saint Petersburg.

The 34th number of the ADC Memorial Bulletin has been published. It contains:

On July 3, 2011 the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial organised a seminar within the project “Legal help and protection of national minorities in the North-Western region of Russia” (supported by SIDA). Work migrants and foreigners living in St Petersburg participated in…