Theme: discrimination

Video recordings and footage of police violence have a powerful emotional impact and attract much more attention than the accounts of witnesses and victims. It has been noted repeatedly that video played a particularly important role in the story of…read more

In May 2020 in the view of consideration by the UN Human Rights Committee the report of Russia on the realization of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, ADC Memorial together with its partners prepared two submissions. The…read more

The coronavirus pandemic that has swept across the world and the accompanying quarantine measures have tested many forms of our existence. Staggering changes to the convenient “unity” of the global market, European transnationality, and the customary pace of exchanging goods,…read more

Lawyers of the Office for the rights of persons with disabilities (Belarus) with the support of the Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” in April 2020 won the ruling of the court of second instance in a case concerning removal of a child…read more

Poor education, unemployment, poverty, raids, pogroms and other manifestations of racism, arbitrary police behavior, demolition of homes, and lack of documents—this has been the reality for generations of Romani people. These factors not only blend together, but also reinforce one…read more

This marks the 25th year that the UN Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, which was adopted at the UNESCO General Assembly in 1995 to “generate public awareness and emphasize the dangers of intolerance,” has been in effect. The first article…read more