Theme: ADC “Memorial”

On January 17, 2014 ADC “Memorial” made an appeal against earlier ruling of Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg dated December 12, 2013. This court ruling was in favour of the procurator’s appeal in the interests of an undefined group…

This past year, 2013, has not been kind to many. It has been bad for NGOs, caught in the cross-fire of prosecutors’ investigations, and for those minorities who had their rights legally limited; bad for the migrants targeted by raids…

On December 23, 2013 Leninsky District Court at last issued the motivated decision of Anna Moroz, the judge who had recognized ADC Memorial as “foreign agent”. In spite of the statements made during the final court session that the overall…

Geneva  (23 December  2013)   The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has voiced grave concern after a court in Russia ordered a non-governmental organisation that had provided information to the Committee to register as a “foreign agent”. A court…

On December 16, 2013 deputy chairman of Saint Petersburg city court M. Pavlyuchenko considered appeal № 27-30-2013 (1) by the deputy prosecutor of Saint Petersburg dated November 5, 2013  against the decisions made by the Justice of Peace of district…

Three NGOs continued their struggle with prosecutors over accusations of being “foreign agents” in St. Petersburg this week, months after dozens of the organizations were inspected in March and April. The inspections followed President Vladimir Putin’s orders to enforce the…