Theme: Roma rights

In October 2012 Russian media reports on threats to destroy three houses belonging to Roma people in the village of Topki (Kemerovo region). In 2008 the staff of ADC “Memorial” visited Roma settlement in Topki, spoke to the local dwellers…

A report “Roma, Migrants, Activists: Victims of Police Abuse” is prepared and submitted to the Committee Against Torture (United Nations) by ADC ‘Memorial’ with the support of FIDH. Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the Russian Federation, adopted…

As part of the project “Protecting the Rights of Roma Children in Russian Schools”, this coloring book “Romane Tales” was published in two dialects of the Romani language. This publication is a compilation of translations into the Romani languages (Russian-Roma…

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…

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…

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…