Theme: women’s rights

After the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council that took place in Geneva from 26th February to 23th March 2018, ADC Memorial welcomes the adoption of the Ukraine UPR outcome. Through consultation with civil society the Ukrainian government accepted…

During the 71st pre-session of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (UN CEDAW) a range of issues for the government of Tajikistan was outlined by the Committee. Experts of the CEDAW, who had earlier stressed…

On March 6, 2018 the European Parliament held hearings on “The right to work without gender discrimination”. Among the speakers was Russian female sailor Svetlana Medvedeva, who had recently managed to prove in court that the ban on the profession…

On March 8, 2018 a rally under the slogan of “I choose feminism” was held in St. Petersburg. The participants and speakers at the rally spoke about gender inequality in Russia and women’s struggle for equal rights and opportunities, about…

Women in Russia are banned from a total of 456 jobs considered dangerous to their health. However Russian President Vladimir Putin says the distinction between men’s and women’s work is an outdated cliché. Watch video

The report Gender Discrimination – Jobs Banned for Women was presented during public hearing at the European Parliament on the discrimination of women in the employment sphere in Eastern Europe and countries of Central Asia. Issued within the campaign of…