At the end of June 2020, Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” in cooperation with lawyer Olga Tseytlina managed to secure the release of two more stateless persons (natives of Kyrgyzstan) from temporary detention centre for foreign nationals. Both of these stateless persons…
During the 76th session of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), representatives of 28 NGOs spoke out about the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the situation of women in a number of…
ADC Memorial is a human rights NGO working on overcoming discrimination. Both in its strategy work and in daily activities and management ADC Memorial recognizes principles of human rights, non-discrimination, gender equality, freedom of association, freedom of conscience and religion,…
Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” and the Russian LGBT Network submitted information about victims of multiple discrimination and violations of women’s rights in the workplace and employment in the Russian Federation to the 78th pre-session of the United Nations’ Committee on the…
This summer in Russia and Belarus has been marked not just by the epidemic, but also by repressions against people advocating for a change in government. The leaders of both countries have flouted essential protective measures to reduce the number…
In June 2020, Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” secured release from temporary detention centre for foreign nationals of two natives of Ukraine, who for various reasons could not be expelled from the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, people like them continue to be deprived…
For the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance The outbreak of Covid-19 has caused raise of xenophobia around the globe, including Russia. In Russia, during the first phase of the pandemic, the group the most…
For the International Day for Protection of Children, a newsletter on children’s rights was issued. Within a new phase of the #CrossBorderChildhood campaign ADC Memorial publishes the minimal standards for interstate agreements on return of children based on contemporary norms…
On the International Day for Protection of Children, ADC Memorial reiterates the issue of migrant children and the necessity of new agreements on return of children between the countries of migration, based on cooperation between social, and not law enforcement, agencies. This is needed to ensure that return of children does not…
The issue topic: CHILDREN’S RIGHTS International Child Repatriation Guidelines The Simplest Way to “Formalize” Stefania KULAEVA UN CRC calls on Belarus to protect the rights of migrant children Migrant Children of St. Petersburg on Online Quarantine Bacha Bazi: A Form…
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