Theme: migrant rights

ADC “Memorial” was approached by three citizens of Uzbekistan who complained about the actions of the officers of Krasnoselsky district division of FMS in Saint Petersburg. Following raids held by the FMS officers against illegal immigrants in Krasnoselsky district, the…

In June 2012 Russia adopted federal concept of migration policy for the period until 2025, which defined priorities for guaranteeing rights and liberties of people and citizens, stated that all forms of discrimination were unacceptable and that all national and…

Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) currently has a practice of calling foreign citizens from the countries of Central Asia (labor migrants) to answer for the lack of obligatory medical insurance policy. Crossing the border to the Russian Federation without such…

Thanks to the efforts of the member of Public Chamber Boris Altshuler underage citizen of Kyrgyzstan Samikzhon Samikov, who found himself in a difficult situation due to the ban on his entry into the Russian Federation, has received the necessary…

Following the so called “Russian cleansings” organized in Saint Petersburg by radical nationalists last summer ADC “Memorial” felt it necessary to appeal to the procurator’s office with a request to specially control the investigations, which were opened following these incidents,…

A report “Roma, Migrants, Activists: Victims of Police Abuse” is prepared and submitted to the Committee Against Torture (United Nations) by ADC ‘Memorial’ with the support of FIDH. Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the Russian Federation, adopted…