Human Rights Watch Statement about the civil suits of prosecutor against ADC “Memorial” and “Women of the Don”. Two independent organizations could become the first victims of new legal tactics by Russian prosecutors to limit human rights work. Having failed…
Theme: ADC “Memorial”
Court hearings in Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg in a case initiated by the procurator’s office against ADC “Memorial” which were scheduled for October 14, 2013 were postponed due to absence of the third party – representative of the…
On October 7, 2013 Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg considered the appeal by the procurator’s office of Admiralty district regarding the resolution made by the Justice of Peace of 8th district Olga Glushanok, who had ruled in May 2013…
Representatives of ADC “Memorial” participated in a discussion concerning possible strategies to appeal the implementation of the law on “foreign agents” in Russian courts, which was organized on September 24, 2013 in Moscow by the Human rights centre “Memorial” and…
Until now ADC “Memorial” remains the only non-governmental organization in Russia which is being persecuted for its alternative report to the United Nations Organization in two different ways simultaneously. Procurators continue their attempts to get an administrative court ruling against…
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: OPEN LETTER TO THE AUTHORITIES To: Mr. Vladimir Lukin Human Rights Commissioner of Russia Mr Alexander Shishlov Human Rights Commissioner of Saint Petersburg Mr Mikhail Fedotov Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Paris-Geneva,…