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Articles with tag "Human rights"

News Analysis

Turkey’s Deportation of Anti-War Russian Signals Growing Risks for Kremlin Critics Abroad

Rights lawyers warn that deportation is becoming an increasingly common tool of transnational repression against anti-war activists abroad.
Feature

This Imprisoned Mathematician Has Global Support. Will That Help Him in Russian Prison?

Azat Miftakhov's recent transfer to a notorious Arctic prison — and the alleged torture he has faced — have left supporters fearing for his life.
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The Kids Aren’t Alright: Rights Groups Warn of Mounting Pressure on Children in Russia

Rights advocates and researchers are highlighting mounting political indoctrination and criminal prosecution facing children in Russia.
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News Analysis

Who Is Yana Lantratova, Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner?

Rights defenders described Lantratova as “a different type of figure” than her predecessor: a young careerist shaped entirely by the current political...
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Sanctioned State Duma Lawmaker Appointed as Russia’s Next Human Rights Chief

Yana Lantratova is accused of playing a key role in the alleged systematic transfer of children from occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia.
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Civil Groups Sue Mali Over Wagner Abuses

The groups say it is the first known legal case brought before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights seeking to hold a state responsible for hiring...
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At 15, He Became One of Russia’s Youngest Political Prisoners. He Now Faces New Charges.

“I’m afraid for my child’s life,” Arseny Turbin's mother has said.
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Russian Human Rights Body Calls for Investigation Into ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’

Russia’s human rights council said that “images of minors were used without obtaining the consent of their parents” in the film.
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Putin Adds War Supporters to Russia’s Human Rights Council

The latest additions continue the HRC’s trend of becoming increasingly Kremlin-friendly.
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Russian Supreme Court Voids European Convention on Human Rights

The new stance emphasizes Russian domestic law and international instruments to which Russia remains a party.
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opinion Natalia Morozova

Handing the Donbas to Moscow Will Doom its People to Suffering

As draft peace proposals include the handover of Ukraine’s Donbas, we cannot ignore the rights abuses Moscow committed in occupied territory.
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European Rights Court Orders Russia to Pay Georgia Nearly $300M Over Violations After 2008 War

The ECHR accused Russia of preventing people from freely entering the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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Bill Browder: It’s Time to Make Putin Pay for His War

The Kremlin critic talks overcoming sanctions fatigue, improving the Magnitsky Act and what to do with Russia’s frozen assets.
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UN Experts Urge Russia to Tackle Forced Labor of Migrant Women

UN special rapporteurs said they had received reports of “dozens of women” being lured to Russia with promises of legitimate jobs, only to have their...
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Top European Court Rules Russia Committed Rights Abuses in Ukraine, Downing of MH17

The ruling is largely symbolic, as Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian Lawmakers Greenlight Restoration of FSB-Run Prison Network

Lawmakers argued that re-establishing FSB-run prisons is necessary in light of what they describe as heightened foreign intelligence activity and terrorist...
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Russia Declares Amnesty International ‘Undesirable’

Authorities accused the human rights organization of serving as “a training center of international Russophobic projects, financed by the supporters...
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With Access to Europe’s Rights Court Lost, How Can Russians Still Seek Justice on the International Stage?

Human rights lawyer Karinna Moskalenko discusses the international mechanisms still available to Russian citizens and her current work on Belarus.
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opinion Memorial Human Rights Defense Center

Return Respect for the Rule of Law and Human Rights to International Politics

Reports indicate that peace talks are ignoring humanitarian issues, the welfare of political prisoners and international laws. That has to change.
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Feature

Despite Deteriorating Rights in Russia, UN Rapporteur Still Believes in Dialogue

Mariana Katzarova told The Moscow Times that her work has documented a deliberate strategy of repression and subjugation in Russia.
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