According to the results of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Russia during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, 126 delegations addressed a total of 317 recommendations to the Russian authorities. None of these recommendations were immediately…
Over the past few years on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” together with its partner organizations has drawn attention to repressions, which take place in a situation of de facto lawlessness and arbitrariness: in…
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD) published its concluding observations and recommendations to Kyrgyzstan following the consideration of the country’s official state report during the 95th session of the Committee on April 23-24, 2018. The…
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that it currently works on proposed amendments to Article 4.1 (“General Rules for Assignment of Administrative Penalties”) of the Code of Administrative Offenses, which gives the judges the opportunity to impose softer administrative…
On March 6, 2018 the European Parliament held hearings on “The right to work without gender discrimination: All Jobs for All Women”. Moderator: MEP Clare MOODY, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Delegation to the EU-Armenia and EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary…
In line with EU policy of consulting civil society ahead of the event, ADC “Memorial” contributed to the 11th EU and Georgia annual Human Rights Dialogue that took place in Brussels on 25 April 2018 in presence of the EU…
On March 6, 2018 the European Parliament held hearings “The right to work without gender discrimination: All Jobs for All Women” on the discrimination of women in the employment sphere in Eastern Europe. The video of the Hearing is published…
Expert of the Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” spoke at a meeting, which the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) held with non-governmental organizations within the framework of the 95th session of the UN CERD, and presented a joint…
Alternative Report for the 95th Session of UN CERD April 24 – May 11, 2018 This report was prepared on the basis of the joint human rights missions of ADC “Memorial” and Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan in November and December 2017…
Last week the Russian Ministry of Labor published an amended draft of the list of harmful, heavy and dangerous jobs prohibited for women. Despite the fact that it proposed to replace specific professions with the list of hazardous factors of…
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