In November 2020, the 13th UN Forum on Minority Issues took place, this year it was held online and dedicated to hate speech and overcoming it. Presented there were the recommendations developed during previous regional forums, including the European Regional…
In recent years, the pride in Kyiv has become the largest in Eastern Europe, while marches for equality also take place in other Ukrainian cities. However, the state does not always ensure the safety of the participants of such events,…
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sent an official request to the government of Belarus regarding the measures aimed at guarantees of the rights of Roma minority following the massive arrests of Roma in Mahileu and other…
Paris-Geneva, July 28, 2020 – On July 25, 2020, eminent human rights defender Azimjan Askarov died in custody, after a decade behind bars. Until the end, and despite his critical health status and repeated calls for his release, authorities refused…
In June 2020, Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” secured release from temporary detention centre for foreign nationals of two natives of Ukraine, who for various reasons could not be expelled from the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, people like them continue to be deprived…
On February 7, 2020, the most extensive ethnic conflict seen in Kazakhstan in recent years occurred when hundreds of pogromists attacked the Dungan villages of Masanchi, Sortobe, Bular Batyr, and Aukhatty. Against the backdrop of the Kazakh people’s customary belief…
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