Theme: Human Rights Defenders

On 4 December 2024, the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference took place in Malta. The conference was organised by the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), a network of over a hundred human rights NGOs in the OSCE region. ADC Memorial expert…

ADC Memorial and ICIPR submitted an input for a thematic report on the situation of human rights defenders working in rural and remote areas. The report is being prepared by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to be…

ADC Memorial and ICIPR submitted an input for a thematic report on the situation of human rights defenders working in rural and remote areas. The report is being prepared by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to be…

The Observatory has been informed by ADC Memorial about the opening of criminal proceedings against human rights defender Ilya Shumanov, CEO of Transparency International Russia and director of Arctida. Within Arctida, Ilya Shumanov combats corruption in Russian Arctic region and…

A German researcher and activist banned from Russia until his 100th birthday after giving a speech at the UN has filed a complaint, accusing Moscow of violating international human rights law. His case could set a precedent for countries retaliating…

On July 25, 2024, the Russian authorities designated several Indigenous Peoples’ and national minorities’ rights organisations and other groups as “extremist organisations”. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and the Anti-Discrimination Center Memorial (ADC Memorial) urge…