16 November 2020 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened its 102nd session online, hearing statements from Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section at the Office of the United Nations High…
On November 5, 2020, the Eighth Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction annulled two resolutions (No. 151 and No. 152) of the Government of the Republic of Khakassia dated April 15, 2019. According to these resolutions, a total of 17 land plots…
Last week, the UN Human Rights Council reviewed the situation in Belarus as part of the Universal Periodic Review and the OSCE Special Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus published a report. On November 3, 2020, Belarus presented its national…
In the present submission Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial provides information on the situation of ethnic minorities in Kazakhstan, the situation of vulnerable groups – women, children and migrants – during COVID-19 pandemic, and wide-spread homophobia and lack of protection by state….
Of over 190 ethnic groups inhabiting Russia, 40 are classified by Russian legislation as “small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East” and thus recognised for their unique way of life and the need for an exclusive set…
During the 77th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), international experts were asked to assess the situation in Azerbaijan and make their recommendations to the country’s authorities. In their joint statement, the human…
Press Release of ADC Memorial and the Human Rights Movement Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan In alternative information submitted to UN CERD in October 2020, ADC Memorial and Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan expressed their concern about the plight of ethnic minorities in a…
The 10 undersigned member organisations of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region call on all parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to uphold the most recent ceasefire and to ensure respect for…
In September 2020, the European Commission adopted a number of policy documents, including the EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025 and the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation. Despite the fact that these documents relate only to the…
The new 71th issue of the human rights bulletin of ADC Memorial has been released. The issue includes a legal response to anti-Roma activities in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus; violations of the rights of indigenous peoples in Russia; political emancipation…
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