Press release Despite a number of important achievements in combating discrimination, such as the adoption of anti-discrimination legislation, legal recognition of the rights of Crimean Tatars, plans to improve the situation of the Roma population, the situation of many ethnic…
Recently the Russian media has seen yet another surge of “anti-immigrant” publications, which were centered, as it already became usual, around criminal news. The story, which was discussed most loudly, was dubbed “the massacre at Khovanskoye cemetery” or “the battle…
On May 18, 2016 OSCE held a consultation meeting in Tbilisi on “The situation of Roma and related groups in the South Caucasus and Central Asia Regions”. Experts of ADC “Memorial” first spoke about the necessity of such a meeting…
For many years now, volunteers, “Memorial” activists and historians have sought to preserve the memory of places of death and suffering of millions of victims of Stalinist repression in Russia. In most cases, this has been done at their own…
Joint press release FIDH and Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (UHHRU) (Paris) On March 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of the annexed Crimean Republic will consider banning Mejlis, the highest representative body of the Crimean Tatar community, accused of “extremist…
The recent sensational legislative initiative aimed against “coming outs” refers to public demonstration of any relations, which the deputies who had proposed this draft law, find “perverted”. Any means are thought to be appropriate for them in order to justify…
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