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Russian Federation: Update – Minister of Justice declares intention to close...
On 14 May 2013, during an International Legal Forum which took place in St Petersburg, the Russian Minister for Justice, Alexander Konovalov, stated that his Ministry will demand the closure of...
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Russian Federation: Public Verdict Foundation deemed to be non-compliant with...
public_verdict_foundation.jpgOn 14 May 2013, the Russian human rights NGO, Public Verdict Foundation, received a letter from the Prosecutor's Office stating that an inspection had found that the...
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Russian Federation: Intimidation and judicial harassment of Komi Human Rights...
komi_human_rights_commission_memorial.pngOn 18 May 2013, a meeting of the Komi Human Rights Commission Memorial (KHRC Memorial) was aggressively interrupted by members of the radical nationalist group...
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Russian Federation - Human rights defenders' apartment doors marked with...
kchr_memorial.jpgOn 4 June 2013, Mr Igor Sazhin, a member of Komi Human Rights Commission Memorial (KHRC Memorial), reported that cartoons of “Uncle Sam” along with the inscription 'here lives a...
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Russian Federation: Update - Director of LGBTI rights organisation Coming...
On 26 June 2013, human rights defender and director of the St. Petersburg-based LGBTI rights organisation Coming Out Ms Anna Anisimova was found guilty by the Vasileostrovskoj District Court for...
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Russian Federation: Update - Minister of Justice orders temporary closure of...
On 25 June 2013, election watchdog GOLOS (Association for the Defence of the Rights of Voters) had its activities suspended by the Ministry of Justice for a period of six months, due to failure to...
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Russian Federation: Update – Decision to fine LGBTI organisation Coming Out...
SUCCESS (green highlight): SUCCESS! On 25 July 2013, the decision to impose a fine of 500,000 roubles (approximately €11,500) on the LGBTI organisation Coming Out for violating the law on “foreign...
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Russia: Civil proceedings against Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' under...
adc_memorial.pngOn 11 November 2013, a hearing in the civil case brought by Admiralteysky District Prosecutor's Office against the Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' (ADC 'Memorial') took place in...
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Russian Federation: Criminal hearing resumes of human rights defender,...
mikhail_savva.jpgOn 19 November 2013, the Pervomaysky District Court of Krasnodar region resumed the criminal hearing of human rights defender, Dr Mikhail Savva, who has been held in pretrial detention...
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First Anniversary of Russia's 'Foreign Agent' Law
Russia: Foreign Agent LawIn July 2012, the Russian Parliament passed a law aimed at restricting civil society, by determining that any organisation receiving foreign funding must register as a foreign...
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Russian Federation: Update – Trial of human rights groups under the 'Foreign...
On 18 November 2013, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow heard the cases of Human Rights Centre 'Memorial', GOLOS, and the Public Verdict Foundation, which challenged the notices of violations...
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Russian Federation:Update- Continuous administrative prosecution of ADC...
On 28 November 2013, ADC 'Memorial' received a letter from the deputy chairman of the St Petersburg City Court notifying them of the complaint filed by the Deputy Prosecutor of St Petersburg, Mr...
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Russia: UN expresses concern as court forces leading NGO to register as...
The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has voiced grave concern after a court in Russia ordered a non-governmental organisation that had provided information to the Committee to register as...
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Update: Russian Federation – Court rejects appeal on 'Foreign Agents Law' by...
On 8 April 2014, St Petersburg City Court upheld the decision of a lower Court obliging Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial (ADC 'Memorial') to register as a 'foreign agent'.stefania_kulaeva.jpgread more
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Russian Federation – Leading human rights organisations registered as...
russia_ngo_law_graphic_soviet.pngOn 21 July 2014, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation registered five prominent Russian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the 'Foreign Agents'...
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Russian Federation: Update – Minister of Justice declares intention to close...
On 14 May 2013, during an International Legal Forum which took place in St Petersburg, the Russian Minister for Justice, Alexander Konovalov, stated that his Ministry will demand the closure of...
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Russian Federation: Public Verdict Foundation deemed to be non-compliant with...
public_verdict_foundation.jpgOn 14 May 2013, the Russian human rights NGO, Public Verdict Foundation, received a letter from the Prosecutor's Office stating that an inspection had found that the...
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Russian Federation: Intimidation and judicial harassment of Komi Human Rights...
komi_human_rights_commission_memorial.pngOn 18 May 2013, a meeting of the Komi Human Rights Commission Memorial (KHRC Memorial) was aggressively interrupted by members of the radical nationalist group...
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Russian Federation - Human rights defenders' apartment doors marked with...
kchr_memorial.jpgOn 4 June 2013, Mr Igor Sazhin, a member of Komi Human Rights Commission Memorial (KHRC Memorial), reported that cartoons of “Uncle Sam” along with the inscription 'here lives a...
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Russian Federation: Update - Director of LGBTI rights organisation Coming...
On 26 June 2013, human rights defender and director of the St. Petersburg-based LGBTI rights organisation Coming Out Ms Anna Anisimova was found guilty by the Vasileostrovskoj District Court for...
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