Theme: women’s rights

On The International Women Human Rights Defenders Day we would like to draw special attention to the situation of women human rights defenders in Belarus. Since the spring of 2020, civil society in this country was being viciously attacked with…

The situation of women’s rights in Russia and Kyrgyzstan was evaluated at the recent 80th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. A number of important recommendations of the Committee to both countries relate to…

After the review of the state report of Russia, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women issued a number of important recommendations concerning women from vulnerable groups (their situation is described in the report of ADC Memorial…

The state report of the Russian Federation was considered at the 80th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on November 2-3, 2021. Alternative material by ADC Memorial, Citizen’s Watch in cooperation with the project…

At the 80th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on November 2-3, 2021, the observance of women’s rights in Kyrgyzstan was considered. The Committee’s experts paid great attention to the information from civil society…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of the Russian Federation, with Experts commending policies in favour of the family and women, and asking about gender-based violence, and the…