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In the North-Western Center for Social and Legal Protection of Roma two Romani human rights activists are pretty well-known: Vera Belyavskaya and Antonina Sukhovskaya. From every new task Vera and Antonina gain even more experience about the work with the…
In 2009, 20 years will have passed since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations. This anniversary provides us with a wonderful excuse to turn our attention to the problem of children’s rights,…
To the memory of our colleagues : statement of Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” On the 14th of June, the Saint-Petersburg city court sentenced the murderers of Nikolay Girenko, researcher, expert and defender of the rights of ethnical minorities. Voyevodin, organizer of…
15.06.2011
Human Rights activists stand up for artists
Social activists Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolayev not released by court On January 14 the Moscow district court of Saint Petersburg examined the objections submitted by the lawyers of Vorotnikov and Nikolayev on prolonging preliminary custody of the artists. The…
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH, Paris) Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights (Moscow) Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” (Saint Petersburg) PRESS RELEASE 13 February 2009 RUSSIA’S FIRST UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE MOST SERIOUS HUMAN…