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At the end of March, the problem of racial (or ethnic) discrimination is widely discussed in the world, as part of the UN – declared Week Against Racism following March 21 – the International Day for the Elimination of Racial…

On March 8, 2021, the International Women’s Day, a discussion was held under the chairmanship of Heidi Hautala, Vice-President of the European Parliament. Among the participants of the discussion were MEPs Sergey Lagodinsky and Marketa Gregorova, representatives of human rights…

Viasna protests ongoing repression of its activists Statement by the Board of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” March 5, 2020 The Main Department for Investigation of Crimes in the Sphere of Organized Crime and Corruption of the Central Office of…

On February 16, 2021 the massive searches, detentions and interrogations of human rights defenders and journalists took place accross Belarus. The searches started early in the morning and lasted for several hours, the latest ended by night. Several activists have…

Ahead of the High Representative’s upcoming visit to Moscow, Amnesty International is writing to urge the EU to take robust and public action to support those in Russia who courageously defend human rights in the face of spiralling levels of…

Thanks to the efforts of the participants of #Alljobs4allwomen campaign, starting January 1, 2021, more than a hundred professional occupations, including some which are in high demand, as those in the transportation sector, will become available for women in Russia….