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Articles with tag "Human rights"

leave of absence

Veteran Rights Defender Ponomarev Leaves Russia

Lev Ponomarev cited worries about his personal safety, including "shadowy information about what they intended to do to me."
State Violence

Russian Journalist Alleges Torture After Filming Anti-War Rally

Sergei Erzhenkov said he was repeatedly beaten over two days spent in custody.
rights watchdogs

Moscow Shutting Down Amnesty, Human Rights Watch in Russia

The Justice Ministry said the groups will be closed down due to "violations of the current legislation of the Russian Federation."
voted out

UN General Assembly Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council

Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 voted in favor of suspension as proposed by the United States.
Unprecedented times

Shattered Hopes and Dark Days for Longtime Russian Rights Activists

Thousands of others have been arrested at protests since the start of the conflict on Feb. 24.
rejected appeal

Court Confirms Dissolution of Russia’s Top Rights Group Memorial

Memorial International was ordered to shut down over alleged violations of a controversial "foreign agents" law.
council of europe

Russia Quits Europe’s Rule of Law Body, Sparking Questions Over Death Penalty

The move would also ban Russians from filing claims with the European Court of Human Rights.
legal battle

Russia Probes Shuttered Rights Group Memorial for ’Nazi Rehabilitation’ – Reports

A veterans group claims that 19 names in Memorial’s database of more than 3 million victims of Soviet repression were Nazi collaborators.
targeted activist

Chechen Rights Lawyer’s Mother ‘Kidnapped’ in Western Russia – NGO

Amnesty International has called the detention an attempt by Chechen authorities to "silence critics through criminal intimidation and kidnapping."
opinion Rachel Denber

In Closing Memorial, Russia Heralds a New, Grimmer Era of Repression

Russia will not just seek to make life as difficult as possible for civil society groups that don’t conform to the state’s agenda, but will shut them...
rights record

Russia Orders Closure of Memorial's Human Rights Branch

The ruling comes a day after Memorial International — which documented Soviet repressions — was ordered to liquidate.
rights record

Memorial: NGO That Fought for Victims of Russian Repression

Memorial battled to preserve the memory of Communist repressions and campaigned against modern rights abuses before its closure.
legacy ended

Russian Court Orders Closure of Renowned Rights Group Memorial

Memorial's closure rounds out a year in which Russian authorities have cracked down on nearly all forms of dissent.
ongoing crackdown

Russia Blocks Rights Monitor Website for Promoting 'Terrorism'

OVD-Info tracks opposition protests and also provides legal support to victims of political persecution.
broad implications

Moscow Court Considers Shutting Down Memorial Rights Center

The case against Russia's leading rights group closes off a year marked by a major crackdown on civil society.
border crisis

Belarus, Poland Accused of ‘Brutal Violence’ Against EU-Bound Migrants

Amnesty International said it collected testimonies from dozens of migrants who described being pepper-sprayed and beaten with batons.
rights award

Navalny Daughter Urges EU to Confront Putin

Daria Navalnaya accepted the Sakharov Prize on behalf of her father, who is behind bars in Russia.
'insult to millions'

Defenders Urge Russian Court Not to Shut Top Rights Group

Memorial is facing its biggest threat since being founded by Soviet dissidents in 1989.
'cannot destroy history'

Moscow Court Begins Hearings on Closing Top Rights Center

The pressure on Memorial comes after a year that saw an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition and independent media.
'Abduction'

Rights Groups Decry Russian Deportations of Central Asian Activists

Russia has reportedly deported two activists residing outside tightly-controlled Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
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