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On December 18, 2018, Smolny district court of St. Petersburg ruled to terminate legal proceedings in the case of O., a native of Lugansk region of Ukraine, who had earlier received a ban on entry to the Russian Federation issued…

January 24, 2019 marks the first celebration of International Day of Education, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. In her message, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, stressed that without undertaking bold political obligations in education, “countries will…

Zalina Slanova, our friend, colleague and the author of many Bulletin articles, has passed away. Zalina was a gifted person who generously shared her talents (she sang many times for Memorial members at fundraising events) and advice (while working on…

Der Shpiegel: Russischen Frauen ist es in ihrer Heimat verboten, schwere Lkw zu fahren. Einige Truckerinnen setzen sich darüber hinweg. Eine Reportage zeigt den Berufsalltag in einer von Männern dominierten Branche. Sechs Uhr morgens, eine Wohnsiedlung in Sankt Petersburg. Nastja…

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has assessed Tajikistan’s implementation of its urgent recommendations. Following the review of the state report of the Republic of Tajikistan back in August 2017 the Committee had made its recommendations to…

Press Release On the Court Proceedings to be Held at Oktyabrsky District Court at 11:00am on January 16, 2019 The Human Rights Movement Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan invites all interested citizens, journalists, and experts monitoring strategic cases on finding human rights…

Experts and focal points from all UN treaty bodies have gathered for the first time in an attempt to identify and replicate good practices in preventing and responding to reprisals against individuals and groups who engage with the system. When…

On January 30, 2018, Leninsky district court of St. Petersburg ruled that A., a Georgian citizen, was guilty of violating Article 18.8 Section 3.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for lack of identity documents and documents confirming…

While the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote…

To the International Migrants Day ADC Memorial has prepared special issue of human rights bulletin dedicated to the rights of migrants and stateless people: Global Compact for Migration vs New anti-migration policy in Russia Human Rights Reports Migrant Children in…