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On April 17, 2013 at “The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights” forum, in which representatives of civil society from various parts of the world took part, report on “Violation of the NGOs right to funding: from harassment to…

Russia’s record of racial discrimination is up for review by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On Thursday 14th and Friday 15th January, the Committee will hear Russian officials and engage in a dialogue to monitor the…

  What does the term ‘hate crime’ mean, the term that is more and more used recently? What kind of defense is possible against such crimes? Who must be protected? What is the difference between ‘vulnerable groups’ in society and…

December 2011 saw the realization of ADC Memorial’s new project aimed at defending the rights of civil activist who have been subjected to repression and violence. In recent years, a number of social movements have increasingly come to face such…

On November 25th, 2011, the world learned of the harsh, politically motivated prison sentence handed down by a Belarusian court to Ales Bialiatski, vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and head of Viasna Human Rights Center….

The morning of February 3rd 2012, on his way to work the social activist Filip Kostenko was beaten in St. Petersburg.  The attack happened in a dark and deserted park.  Two fit young men attacked Kostenko, brought him to the…