13.12.2014
Theme: migrant rights
10.11.2014
Rights not for everybody: the role of courts in anti-immigrant campaign in Russia “…with further deportation from the Russian Federation” – this is now the usual ending of court rulings on administrative violations of migration regulations committed by foreign nationals in Saint Petersburg. On August 9, 2013 changes to the existing regulations on...
10.11.2014
Immigrant children’s rights violated Immigration rules in Russia became stricter recently, especially in the four regions of Russian Federation that receive the greatest number of immigrant workers (Moscow, Moscow region, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad region). But the children of immigrants had found themselves in the...
13.09.2014
Who is allowed to live in Russia? Russian legislation and the rights of migrants for family unity A court ruling in favor of human rights, especially if the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is quoted, is a quite rare and thus a very welcome event in Russia. Because of that it we are glad to report...
09.09.2014
Deportation for supposed breach of job description As the immigration regulations in Russia become harsher and the practices of law enforcement agencies are often based on arbitrary interpretation of the rules, we are witnessing more and more absurd cases when people are prosecuted on ridiculous charges. Recently...
01.02.2014