Upon consideration of the state report as well as alternative materials from civil society during its 106th session, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination addressed its recommendations to the authorities of Kazakhstan. They respond to the issues…
Theme: minorities’ rights
Tajikistan: UN experts sound alarm about tensions in GBAO, urge protection of Pamiri minority
UN experts* expressed serious concerns over rising tensions in eastern Tajikistan, calling on the authorities to ensure the protection of Pamiri minority and respect for human rights in the autonomous region. ADC Memorial has drawn the attention of the UN Human…
Recently, ADC Memorial has repeatedly expressed concern about the situation in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. In November 2021, arbitrary actions of law enforcement agencies caused mass protests of the local population; the Tajik authorities responded with disconnecting the…
Minorities at Risk
The events in Kazakhstan have put activists from protest movements, independent journalists, and human rights defenders at risk. Naturally, their situation is concerning and has become the main focus of international organizations and the media. But the voices of those…
ADC Memorial draw the attention of the UN Human Rights structures to the problem of new wave of the violations of the Pamiris rights in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan.
Human rights defenders draw the attention of the UN Human Rights structures to the problem of new wave of the violations of the Pamiris rights in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan. In late November 2021 in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast,…