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What they really want is to have the opportunity to accuse anyone of anything at any moment. The less predictable accusations and the less evidence are the better. Because these are exactly the repressions. The random executions in the streets,…

Anti-Discrimination Center Memorial Protecting the rights of minorities, migrants, and other vulnerable groups; combating racism, sexism, homophobia, and all forms of xenophobia in Eastern Europe and Central Asia More about organization

On International Migrants Day, 18 December, it is important to highlight the problems which foreigners faced in Russia during the pandemic in 2020. They include not only loss of income and difficulties with a return to the homeland, but also…

To the International Migrants Day on 18 December, we have prepared the special edition of Bulletin on the topic of “Rights of migrants and stateless persons”. Read about the influence of pandemic on migrants workers and stateless persons, news of…

To the International Migrants Day the issue topic is “Rights of migrants and stateless people” The Pandemic and Migrant Workers “The Chain has been Broken…” Stefania Kulaeva Russia’s Constitutional Court decision helps to protect stateless detainees as legal change approaches Stefania…

In advance of two important dates—Human Rights Day on December 10 and International Migrants Day on December 18—the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and ADC Memorial organized the online conference “Migrant Children in the Former Soviet Union:…

Говорит баренц (Talking Barents), an audio-version of all Russian language news made available via podcast services, is the latest move to reach our Russian audience, says Atle Staalesen, founder of the Barents Observer. Following its blockage in Russia, the Barents…

The coronovirus pandemic worsened the situation of many vulnerable groups, but it hit migrant workers especially hard. Thousands lost their jobs and housing were unable to return home and were forced to survive in tent camps, and some were imprisoned indefinitely in deportation centers (FNDC).

”When I remember the things that happened to me my heart stops beating.” — A former prisoner recalls his time in detention. The NGOs jointly issuing this statement urge the Uzbekistani authorities to live up to their international human rights…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found violation of several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to Elena Berkman, one of the participants of the Coming Out Day in St. Petersburg in 2013. These include…