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Articles with tag "Human rights"

RE-EDUCATION CAMPS

‘If They Send Us Back to China We Will Die’: Uighur Brothers Fight Deportation From Russia

Twins seeking refugee status are desperate to avoid the fate of a friend, who tells of his time in a re-education camp in China for the first time.
International pressure

UN Slams Human Rights Violations in Crimea

The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights noted an increase in free speech restrictions and other violations.
guilty verdict

Russia Jails First FSB Officer on Torture Charges, Experts Say

“The torture case against an FSB officer sets a precedent in Russia,” a human rights lawyer said.
weekend profile

Ella Pamfilova, Villain of the Moscow Vote Protest Movement, Belongs to a Dying Breed

Both the Russian government and the opposition have grown tired of her, analysts say.
human rights

Russia Warns of ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Crimea Atrocities Court Clash

Russia has shown little respect for other international courts where it’s been sued over its annexation of Crimea.
human rights

Russia Flouted Dead Lawyer Magnitsky's Rights – European Court

Magnitsky died in pre-trial detention in November 2009, having been charged with organizing tax evasion.
Show up uninvited

Pro-Kremlin Activists Storm NGO Protest Forum, Saying: ‘We Don’t Want Maidan in Russia’

The fringe nationalist groups' members spilled a foul-smelling liquid, sang patriotic songs and left.
Human Rights

Armed FSB Officers Search Office of Russian Rights Group

Security officers confiscated the telephones of employees and photographed their passports.
human rights

Russia Among 37 States Backing China's Policy in Xinjiang

China has been accused of detaining a million Muslims and persecuting ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang.
Increased prevalence

Russia's Torture Complaints Doubled Since 2018, Rights Official Says

Recent polling has said that one in 10 Russians believe they have been tortured by law enforcement officials.
Imprisoned Opposition

Russia’s Political Prisoner Population Grew Sixfold in 4 Years – NGO

The Russian pro-democracy group urged the UN to “seek justice for those who are deprived of it at home.” 
acts of violence

Russia Failed to Protect Woman Who Suffered Years of Domestic Abuse, European Court Says

Each year, about 14,000 women die in Russia at the hands of husbands or other relatives.
Rights ruling

European Court Awards $100K to Russian Protesters Over Rights Violations

The ECHR ruled that the Russian government had violated all of the activists’ freedom of assembly.
Russia's return

Russia Returns to European Rights Body After 5-Year Suspension

Russia must now cooperate with international investigations into its rights abuses, the resolution said.
Rights monitor

Russia Cleared to Return to Europe’s Top Rights Body, Ukraine Walks Out

Ukraine has urged the Council of Europe not to reinstate Russia's voting rights, which were suspended after it annexed Crimea.
Free at last

Chechen Human Rights Leader Titiyev Released From Prison, 18 Months After Arrest

Activists said Titiyev had been framed as punishment for his human rights work.
Parole petition

Chechen Human Rights Leader Titiyev Granted Early Release

Oyub Titiyev was sentenced to four years in March for drug possession, a charge his supporters say was trumped up.
Alleged pressure

Russia's FSB Is Interrogating Teens Over Essay Competition, NGO Warns

“We treat all these actions ... as an attempt to scare students and teachers and impose censorship,” the Memorial NGO said.
ECHR ruling

Russia Ordered to Pay $1.8M Over Chechen Abductions

Activists say Europe's top human rights court has awarded compensations in at least 36 cases in the past week alone.
Russian return

Ministers Agree Way For Russia to Rejoin Europe's Human Rights Body

Russia's voting rights in the council were suspended over its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
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