25.10.2012
Theme: Roma rights
01.09.2012
For the first time 1st September became “Knowledge day” for the children from Roma settlement in Samara Due to efforts of employees of ADC ‘Memorial’, help from education department in Samara, the administration of Krasnoglinsky district, the administration of school №33, executive office of the Children’s Rights Commissioner, employees of the children’s health centre, 27 children from...
13.07.2012
Conference on defense of Roma rights On 10 ‑ 11 July 2012 Antidiscrimination centre «Memorial» carried out a conference, dedicated to Roma people rights in Russia. About 20 Roma students from the most diverse parts of Russia – Chelyabinsk, Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Moscow, Pskov and...
04.05.2012
The European Court of Human Rights recognized lack of effective investigation on death of Roma woman at Pskov police station. The European Court of Human Rights recognized lack of effective independent investigation on death of Roma woman in Pskov police station and awarded her husband and son a compensation. 3 May 2012 the European Court of Human Rights pronounced judgement...
05.04.2012
Press conference: “Human rights activists accuse authorities of anti-Gypsyism” In 2009, the mayor of Sochi made anti-Gypsy remarks but was never held accountable under criminal or civil laws, declares a Roma activist Alexander Klein, who is preparing to file a claim against the mayor with the UN Committee on...
31.03.2012