In Kazakhstan and in Russia, the rights of migrant workers from Central Asia are regularly violated, declared today FIDH and its partners in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, in Bishkek during the presentation of two reports: “Women and children from Kyrgyzstan affected…
Russia’s Supreme Court overturned earlier court ruling concerning the expulsion from Russia of Isfandier Aralov, a student from Tajikistan. Aralov was a student of agricultural college in Leningrad region and back in August 2015 was found guilty of illegally working…
Recently the Russian media has seen yet another surge of “anti-immigrant” publications, which were centered, as it already became usual, around criminal news. The story, which was discussed most loudly, was dubbed “the massacre at Khovanskoye cemetery” or “the battle…
For the 65th Pre-session of the United Nations Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Anti-discrimination centre Memorial and Civil Society Institute (Armenia) submitted а joint list of issues, related to discrimination of vulnerable groups of women, including migrants, LGBTI,…
On 24-25 November, 2015 the UN Forum on Minority Issues, a special event held within the framework of the UN Special Rapporteur on minorities, took place in Geneva. The eighth session of the Forum was devoted to the challenges faced…
On October 27, 2015 the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will consider official report of the Russian Federation and several alternative reports provided by human rights organizations. Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial”, among others, will present its report…
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