{"id":24659,"date":"2022-02-09T23:23:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=24659"},"modified":"2022-02-10T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T07:52:08","slug":"adc-memorial-and-shor-activists-informed-the-un-human-rights-committee-about-violations-of-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-of-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/adc-memorial-and-shor-activists-informed-the-un-human-rights-committee-about-violations-of-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-of-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"ADC “Memorial” and Shor activists informed the UN Human Rights Committee about violations of the rights of indigenous peoples of Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before the 134th session of the UN Human Rights Committee, ADC Memorial and activists of the initiative “Revival of Kazas and the Shor People” presented a report on violations of the rights of the Shors, based on the study “Alluvial Gold Mining is Destroying the Life of the Indigenous Peoples of the Taiga<\/a>: the destruction of traditional Shorian territories in Khakassia and Kemerovo Oblast” (2021).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier, ADC Memorial and Shor activists submitted to the Committee a list of issues<\/a> and problems concerning the rights of indigenous peoples in Russia: violation of the right to a healthy environment (right to life) by gold and coal mining companies and affiliated government agencies; violation of religious freedom and the right to cultural development; persecution of human rights defenders and activists protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n

The Committee will evaluate Russia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at the 134th session (February 28 – March 25, 2022) after consideration of the state report of the Russian Federation and alternative materials submitted by human rights organizations.<\/p>\n

You can read more about the violations of the rights of indigenous peoples in our reports: \u201cI Won\u2019t Have Any Life Without This Land\u201d: Violations of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Resulting from Coal Mining <\/a>in Southern Siberia (2020) and “Alluvial Gold Mining is Destroying the Life of the Indigenous Peoples of the Taiga<\/a>: the destruction of traditional Shorian territories in Khakassia and Kemerovo Oblast” (2021).<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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