Olga Abramenko On December 16, 2016 members of the “Aboriginal Forum”, an informal association of experts representing indigenous peoples of the Russian Far North, Siberia and Far East, reported that the director of the Centre for Assistance to Small-numbered Indigenous…
Each year the UN Forum on Minority Issues gathers together representatives of civil society, official representatives of different countries and the staff of the United Nations human rights institutions. The topic of UNs 9th Forum on Minority Issues, which took…
By the International Roma Day 8th of April and the campaign in solidarity with the Roma of Donbass #SolidarityRomaUkraine, Anti-discrimination Centre Memorial presents a photographic portrait of the Roma of Donbass, whose lives have been upended by war and pogroms….
Joint press release FIDH and Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (UHHRU) (Paris) On March 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of the annexed Crimean Republic will consider banning Mejlis, the highest representative body of the Crimean Tatar community, accused of “extremist…
Over the past two years, members of the Crimean Tatar nationality and anyone involved in their self-government, the preservation of their cultural heritage, and their fight for their rights and freedoms have faced relentless persecution in Crimea. Many members of…
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…
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