RUSSIA: First human rights organisation liquidated by court for “influencing public opinion” Paris-Geneva, February 11, 2016 – On February 10, 2016, Russian human rights organisation “Agora”, providing legal assistance to nongovernmental organisations and civic activists, was liquidated by a court…
Stephania Koulaeva, a historian by education, explains the ever-expanding scope of her human rights work. Her interest was drawn to the memorial movement in Russia: ‘at first from a historical perspective, then from a human rights perspective.’ As a…
Joint press release The Observartory for the protection of human rights defenders Anti-discrimination Centre Memorial Public human rights organization “Citizen watch” Geneva-Paris, November 23, 2015 The “war” against the human rights movement in Russia is reaching a new stage. While…
UN Human Rights Committee issued its ruling on the legal claim of Philipp Kostenko, stating that the Russian Federation had violated Articles 14 (right to fair trial) and 19 (right to free speech) of the International Covenant on Civil and…
This panel discussion brought together prominent human rights defenders to discuss recent legislative changes, and the challenges they present to litigating cases of abuse in Russia and Azerbaijan, and the former Soviet Union more broadly, at domestic and international levels,…
24/10/2015 Press release United Nations (New York) – The work of human rights defenders is extraordinarily dangerous and increasingly criminalised in many States, a panel of experts said at the UN today. The panelists – speaking at an event co-sponsored…
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