Theme: detention centre

On December 12, 2016 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified the authorities of the Russian Federation about the legal complaint “Mskhiladze v. Russia”, which had been filed to the court by ADC “Memorial” together with lawyer Olga…

European Court for Human Rights has communicated the legal appeal made by ADC “Memorial” and lawyer Olga Tseytlina in defense of a stateless person, native of Georgia, N.G. Mskhiladze, who is being held in the centre for temporary detention of…

There is a variety of everyday situations involving children, where it is necessary to observe the principle of the best interests of the child, but there is often a dilemma posed. For example, in case of a divorce of parents,…

Vepkhviya Sordia died 8th of October in a hospital in Saint Petersburg, one day after his release from detention centre for foreigners (SUVSIG), where he was kept for a second time for almost a year. The lawyer of Mr. Sordia…

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its conclusions concerning implementation of recommendations on improvement of the legislation in the Russian Federation. Thus, the Commission has responded to the official Russian report, which had been submitted in 2013…

This report concerns the violations of the rights of stateless persons and foreign citizens placed in the specialized institutions for the temporary detention of foreign citizens (SITDFNs) by Russian courts in order to “guarantee their expulsion from the RF”. In…