At its 62nd session on October 27, 2015, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women reviewed the Russian Federation’s official report on the implementation of CEDAW and several alternative reports from human rights organizations, including ADC Memorial’s…
Theme: women’s rights
27 October 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against…
Women’s rights and childbirth
Contrary to a popular belief that gender equality supposedly had been established long time ago and forever, women’s rights continue to be violated in many countries throughout the world, Russia being one of them. On October 26, 2015, the UN…
October 26, 2015, Geneve Dear Members of the Committee, ADC Memorial calls you to include the following measures on elimination of discrimination of women to your recommendations to the Russian Government: = stop attempts to restrict a woman’s right to…
On October 27, 2015 the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will consider official report of the Russian Federation and several alternative reports provided by human rights organizations. Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial”, among others, will present its report…
ADC “Memorial” took part in special events, which were part of the meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Experts ADC “Memorial” visited a number of plenary sessions and side-events of ODIHR devoted to human…