On 9 August 2020, at the day of presidential elections and preceding days of early voting, the Belarusian authorities seriously violated Elections code and international standards: prevented the independent observers from presence at the polling stations, manipulated turnout, created obstacles…
Joint statement by human rights organizations of Belarus Minsk – August 10, 2020 We, representatives of Belarusian human rights organizations, strongly protest against the actions of law enforcement agencies against peaceful demonstrators. The right to express an opinion at…
The open-pit coal mines destroy the nature of Khakasia and the traditional way of life of the Khakas people. At the disfigured land it is impossible to breed livestock, the air and rivers are polluted, the cultural sites, natural and…
Within the framework of open consultations, ADC Memorial presented its recommendations to the European Commission focusing on enhancement of EU actions aimed at protecting the Rights of the Child in its foreign policy. ADC Memorial recommended elaboration of special treaties…
The Khakas, Shor, and Teleut peoples are indigenous residents of southern Siberia. The lands on which they live and practice traditional types of farming are rich with coal, which means that their territories have been rapidly developed by coal companies…
The open-pit coal mining inflicts irreparable harm to the traditional territories of the Khakas, Shor, and Teleut peoples in Khakasia and Kemerovo Province which makes impossible the traditional relations with the environment and threatens identity, culture, and languages of the…
“Uatu has died. The river is our mother, our father. And now she is dead.” We have lost this river. It will never return.” These were the words spoken by a woman from the Krenak tribe in southeastern Brazil about…
To mark the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9, ADC Memorial published a report: “I Won’t Have Any Life Without This Land”: Violations of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Resulting from Coal Mining in Southern Siberia. The…
ADC Memorial has prepared a review of the situation of vulnerable groups for the EU-Moldova Human Rights Dialogue. ADC Memorial emphasized the situation of working migrants and their families forced to return to Moldova due to the pandemic. According to…
Although the 76th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was held online and face-to-face dialogue with the Kyrgyz authorities did not take place, the Committee’s experts nevertheless reviewed information provided by the representatives…
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