HDIM human rights report

The UN Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights observed the report of the Russian Federation

Geneva, 26 September 2017. The UN Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights observed the report of the Russian Federation. In the alternative report of ADC Memorial (with the participation of CrimeaSOS and the NGO “Revival of Kazas and Shor…read more

HDIM women's rights

On September 20, 2017 ADC “Memorial” organized side event “The right to work without gender discrimination” within the framework of the OSCE annual meeting on human rights

The problem of the existence of the lists of professions prohibited to women is relevant for a whole region, which consists of ten countries, where women are currently denied access to hundreds of professional occupations because of discriminatory legislative prohibitions…read more

HDIM women's rights

“The right to work has no gender” – side event of ADC Memorial

On September 20th, 2017, you are invited to join a discussion on employment discrimination against women in a number of professions and the need to cancel “lists of professions and occupations harmful and dangerous to women.” This discussion will take…read more

court rulings women's rights

Samara Court Finds Refusal to Hire Based on “Professions Banned for Women” Discrimination

On September 15, 2017, the Samara District Court completed its review of the case of Svetlana Medvedeva v. the Samara River Passenger Enterprise. The court found that the internationally-recognized ban on discrimination against women means that women cannot be denied…read more

CERD press release

UN expresses concern over ethnic discrimination in Russia

ADC Memorial, CrimeaSOS, and FIDH welcome the Concluding Observations and Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which were released following the Committee’s recent 93rd session. The recommendations reflected the issues raised in an alternative…read more