Ahead of our forthcoming #LockedinLimbo campaign event in Strasbourg on 11 October, ENS talked to Stephania Kulaeva, Director of ADC Memorial, an ENS member organisation working with stateless people in the countries which were part of the former Soviet Union….read more
In Russia, It’s a Woman’s Job to Challenge Soviet-Era Labor Laws. It took Svetlana Medvedeva five years to fight for her right to become a captain After being rejected by the shipping company, Medvedeva immediately contested the decision with little…read more
A trial that opens today and sees a 31-year-old female navigation officer sue a Russian shipping company who refused to employ her as a ship’s captain, represents a landmark challenge to Russia’s sexist and outdated labour regulations, said Amnesty International….read more
St. Petersburg city court has upheld an earlier court decision and refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of a 5-month-old Tajik baby Umarali Nazarov, who had died in a hospital where he had been sent from a…read more
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) started to consider 9-11 periodic reports of Tajikistan for 2012-2015 on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. At the same time, the…read more
In an intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in a case against Russia, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) has called on the Court to explicitly rule that that the rights to freedom of expression and association include…read more
The Russian Federation: Violation of the Economic and Social Rights of Vulnerable Groups
Nationless Ethnic Groups of Tajikistan (Pamiri, Jughi, Yaghnobi): From Non-Recognition to Discrimination
Racism, Discrimination and Fight Against “Extremism” in Contemporary Russia and its Controlled Territories
Imprisoned Stateless Persons in Russia: The Search for a Way Out of a Legal Dead End
Ukrainian Women: Caught Between New Challenges and Long-Standing Discrimination
The Rights of Migrant Workers from Former Soviet Countries: Real-Life Challenges and Unfulfilled Obligations
Discrimination against Women from Vulnerable Groups in Armenia
Discrimination against Women in the Employment Sphere in Belarus
Violation of LGBTI Rights in Crimea and Donbass: The Problem of Homophobia in Territories Beyond Ukraine’s Control
Roma and War in Eastern Ukraine – refugees, displaced persons, victims of violence
