Theme: migrant rights

ADC “Memorial” has published report to the UN Committee for Children’s Rights concerning the problems of children coming from vulnerable groups. Appendices to the report were prepared together with LGBT organization “Vykhod” (Coming Out) and the Russian LGBT Network. Publication…

This story started when an honorable consul of Kyrgyzstan in Saint Petersburg Taalaybek Abdiyev contacted “Novaya gazeta”. He informed the press that citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan are met at Saint Petersburg Pulkovo-1 airport by the police and are…

On November 22, 2013 interregional scientific and practical conference on “Cultural integration of migrants: problems and solutions” was organized by the Leningrad regional Committee on local self-government, inter-ethnic and inter-confessional relations. Sociologists, political scientists, psychologists, representatives of various civil associations,…

On November 21-22, 2013 International forum “Cooperation between governmental and non-governmental organizations from countries of origin and destination in working with labor migrants from Central Asia” was held in Saint Petersburg. It was organized by the Russian Charitable foundation for…

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…