Theme: migrant rights

Stephanie Kulaeva live on the program “Morning on TV-Rain” about the growth of racism in Russia at the public, but most importantly at the state level.

The declared goals of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine changed “in accordance with the current situation”, but at the same time they were of a “fundamental nature,” Vladimir Putin announced to the “voenkory” (military correspondents) astonished by this statement. From…

In the spring of the current year, against the backdrop of exciting news from the Ukrainian fronts, the topic of persecution of labour migrants in the Russian Federation started to attract more and more attention, especially regarding Tajikistanis. At first,…

In an effort to reach recruitment targets for its war in Ukraine, Russia has been attempting to coerce or force foreign migrants to fight. Authorities and private military companies have attempted to enlist foreigners in migration offices, workplaces, prisons, worker…

This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s key concerns regarding the Russian government’s compliance with its international obligations since its last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2018. From that time through 2021, the government relentlessly attacked civic activism and independent journalism,…