Theme: discrimination

Specially for the campaign #AllJobs4allWomen a woman, who had been fired from a printing shop following the change of sex and the change of information on sex in her passport from “male” to “female”, told her story of discrimination. Her…

On the problem of racism and discrimination in Russia ADC Memorial and the Russian LGBT Network made joint submission: the report focuses on discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, religious affiliation and health condition. Another report…

Geneva, 26 September 2017. The UN Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights observed the report of the Russian Federation. In the alternative report of ADC Memorial (with the participation of CrimeaSOS and the NGO “Revival of Kazas and Shor…

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has begun reviewing the state report of Tajikistan and also held an informal meeting with NGOs. ADC “Memorial” was the only NGO presenting alternative material that has participated in the…

On July 24th 2017, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation approved the appeal lodged by Svetlana Medvedeva and called for a retrial in the case of the refusal from the Samara river passenger company to hire the woman  as…

Alternative Report of ADC Memorial, CrimeaSOS, SOVA Center, together with FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination By the Russian Federation. For the 93rd Session…