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The special rights of migrant children are reflected in updated UN and Council of Europe documents. The Chisinau Agreement on the Return of Children, which is in effect in the CIS, is not in line with these norms of international law. Modern forms…

In mid-May, human rights defenders again came out “in support of the new generation” of young people subjected to repressions for their political activism. The anti-fascists in the Network Case and the young people from New Greatness being prosecuted are…

On May 18, 1944 by the decision of the government of the USSR the whole Crimean Tatar peoples were deported from the peninsula of Crimea to the countries of Central Asia. Only 50 years later with the dissolution of the…

Society in Eurasian countries has long displayed a high level of homophobia, stigmatization, and discrimination against LGBT people, which is historically driven by the repressive laws and practices of past decades. This report uses field data and other sources to…

Homophobia remains a serious problem in the region of Eurasia. It manifests in hate speech by media and public officials; hate crimes that are not properly investigated; repressions against LGBTI by the law enforcement; unacceptable terminology used in the criminal…

The rights of ethnic minorities to their native language, its free use and development, education in their native language – this is the theme of the upcoming 12th annual UN Forum on minority issues to be held at the end…

“Norma” legal website informed that starting May 1, 2019 prohibitions on hiring women in certain industries and occupations have been lifted in Uzbekistan (see Art. 225 of the Labor Code of Uzbekistan and the list of professions). Instead of the…

RT: The list of jobs women in Russia are banned from doing will see an almost a six-fold reduction, with the ladies now getting a chance to pilot planes, drive trains and handle heavy construction machinery. “Labor conditions at many…