When mistakes with the personal information of foreign nationals are made in court documents expulsion may become impossible and detention can become indefinite.
In expelling foreign citizens for minor violations, the migration authorities are separating families and leaving children without parents, guardians, and breadwinners. Imagine a driver exceeding the speed limit. Or a pedestrian crossing the street in the wrong place. And then,…read more
On January 30, 2018, Leninsky district court of St. Petersburg ruled that A., a Georgian citizen, was guilty of violating Article 18.8 Section 3.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for lack of identity documents and documents confirming…read more
The right to respect for private and family life is one of the most important universally recognized human rights and is protected by Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. This article…read more
On October 23, 2018 St. Petersburg city court rejected the legal complaint filed by lawyer Olga Tseitlina concerning earlier ruling by the Moscow district court of St. Petersburg on fining and expelling two citizens of Tajikistan, who had been accused…read more
On October 26, 2018 St. Petersburg city court overruled the earlier decision by the Kolpino district court, according to which K., a native of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, had been expelled to the zone of military conflict. The city…read more
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Structural discrimination against Roma in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Migrant Children in CIS Countries: Lack of Adequate Legal Norms Regulating Cooperation Between the Countries Involved
Invisible and exploited in Kazakhstan: the plight of Kyrgyz migrant workers and members of their families
On the Kyrgyz Republic’s Compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Gender Discrimination – Jobs Banned for Women
Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities when Exercising the Right to Education in the Russian Federation
From Penury to Prison: The Vicious Circle of Rights Violations Against the Roma of Belarus
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
