Theme: indigenous peoples

Of over 190 ethnic groups inhabiting Russia, 40 are classified by Russian legislation as “small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East” and thus recognised for their unique way of life and the need for an exclusive set…

In the run-up of the review of the Russian Federation’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Committee formulated a list of questions to the Russian authorities, based on alternative reports of civil society, including…

Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” continues to monitor the situation in the village of Cheremza, Kemerovo region, where on June 13, 2020, local residents began their peaceful protest against the activities of “Kuznetskiy Yuzhny” coal mining company, which had started building its…

The open-pit coal mines destroy the nature of Khakasia and the traditional way of life of the Khakas people. At the disfigured land it is impossible to breed livestock, the air and rivers are polluted, the cultural sites, natural and…

The Khakas, Shor, and Teleut peoples are indigenous residents of southern Siberia. The lands on which they live and practice traditional types of farming are rich with coal, which means that their territories have been rapidly developed by coal companies…

The open-pit coal mining inflicts irreparable harm to the traditional territories of the Khakas, Shor, and Teleut peoples in Khakasia and Kemerovo Province which makes impossible the traditional relations with the environment and threatens identity, culture, and languages of the…