In recent weeks, politicians have spoken about the military tragedies of the 20th century and recalled the Holocaust and the Siege of Leningrad. But these two catastrophes have much more in common than just a date: In both Nazi camps…
Starting 2021, a shorter list of industries, jobs and professional positions prohibited for women will enter into force in Russia. However, diving operations, unfortunately, still feature on the list of these prohibited occupations. In November 2019, an international conference on…
Starting 2021, a shorter list of industries, jobs and professional positions prohibited for women will enter into force in Russia. However, diving operations, unfortunately, still feature on the list of these prohibited occupations. In November 2019, an international conference on…
The practice of the Russian courts in legal cases regarding the placement of stateless persons into temporary detention centres for foreign nationals remains contradictory. It would seem that the decision of the Constitutional Court in the case of Noe Mskhiladze,…
Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” provided alternative information to the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on observance of women’s rights in Moldova. ADC “Memorial” also welcomed cancellation of the list of professions prohibited to women in…
Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” provided alternative information to the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on observance of women’s rights in Moldova. ADC “Memorial” also welcomed cancellation of the list of professions prohibited to women in…
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention sent the government of Belarus questions about the mass arrests and inhuman treatment of members of the Roma community in Mogilev and other cities in…
The United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD) addressed a request to the Russian government for clarification concerning violations of the rights of Roma in the villages of Chemodanovka (Penza Region) and Ust-Abakan (Republic of Khakassia)….
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD) published its assessment of the situation of the Shor people in the Kemerovo region as part of continued review of the situation in Russia. The Committee noted that despite…
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