Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: April 2015

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: April 2015

Week-ending 29 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 29 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Quote for the Day: Denis Volkov

Denis Volkov: "The disappearance of NGOs that comprise backbone of country’s civil society endangers unique knowledge and experience accumulated over last 25 years"

April 2015 - Rights in Russia

April 2015 - Rights in Russia

Photo for the Day: Liudmila Alekseeva

Photo for the Day: Liudmila Alekseeva protests outside the State Duma against the 'law of sadists' 

Quote for the Day: John Dalhuisen (Amnesty International)

John Dalhuisen (Amnesty International): "This decree is a blatant attack on freedom of expression"

Minister for Justice springs surprise by denying Russian NGOs are under pressure - HRO.org in English

Minister for Justice springs surprise by denying Russian NGOs are under pressure - HRO.org in English

Transparency International: NGOs getting state support in Russia lack transparency - HRO.org in English

Transparency International: NGOs getting state support in Russia lack transparency - HRO.org in English

Unacceptable intimidation of DIGNITY staff by Russian authorities - HRO.org in English

Unacceptable intimidation of DIGNITY staff by Russian authorities - HRO.org in English

Weekly Update No. 21 (25 May) 2015 - Rights in Russia

No. 21 (25 May) 2015 - Rights in Russia

Staff member of Danish Institute Against Torture deported from Russia - HRO.org in English

Staff member of Danish Institute Against Torture deported from Russia - HRO.org in English

In Nizhny Novgorod migration officials break up training workshop on torture for human rights defenders - HRO.org in English

In Nizhny Novgorod migration officials break up training workshop on torture for human rights defenders - HRO.org in English

Person of the Week: Sergei Kholkin

Person of the Week: Sergei Kholkin

Boris Altshuler: 'The children's ombudsman is having absolutely no positive impact'

Boris Altshuler: 'The children's ombudsman is having absolutely no positive impact'

The 8th Conference in the series ‘The History of Stalinism’ - HRO.org in English

The 8th Conference in the series ‘The History of Stalinism’ - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 22 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 22 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Council of Federation approves bill on undesirable foreign organisations - HRO.org in English

Council of Federation approves bill on undesirable foreign organisations - HRO.org in English

Quote for the Day:Tanya Lokshina

Tanya Lokshina: "The intended targets of this new legislation on foreign and international organisations are actually Russian activists and Russian groups"

Ekaterina Kharebava, convicted of 'espionage', is recognised as a political prisoner - HRO.org in English

Ekaterina Kharebava, convicted of 'espionage', is recognised as a political prisoner - HRO.org in English

Ekaterina Kharebava, convicted of 'espionage', is recognised as a political prisoner - HRO.org in English

Ekaterina Kharebava, convicted of 'espionage', is recognised as a political prisoner - HRO.org in English

Liudmila Alekseeva intends to take up issue of 'foreign agent' law as member of Human Rights Council

Liudmila Alekseeva intends to take up issue of 'foreign agent' law as member of Human Rights Council

Weekly Update No. 20 (18 May) 2015

No. 20 (18 May) 2015 - Rights in Russia

Person of the Week: Oleksandr Kostenko - Rights in Russia

Person of the Week: Oleksandr Kostenko - Rights in Russia

Censorship: Internet providers opposed to early-stage content filtering - HRO.org in English

Censorship: Internet providers opposed to early-stage content filtering - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 15 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 15 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Remember the Date: 18 May - Deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944

18 May 1944: Deportation of the Crimean Tatars

The case of Valentin Danilov at the European Court of Human Rights: justice ten years' later? - HRO.org in English

The case of Valentin Danilov at the European Court of Human Rights: justice ten years' later? - HRO.org in English

Quote for the Day: John Dalhuisen

John Dalhuisen: 'This draft legislation is the latest chapter in an unprecedented crackdown against non-governmental organizations'

Quote for the Day: Hugh Williamson

Hugh Williamson on the draft law on 'undesirable organizations': 'There is little doubt that its primary targets are Russian activists and Russian independent organizations' 

Third Anniversary of the 6 May 2012 Protest in Moscow: dozens detained (Voice of America)

Third Anniversary of the 6 May 2012 Protest in Moscow: dozens detained (Voice of America)

Quote for the Day: Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder: "The rehabilitation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact is not the reflection of a clear ideology, but it may be something worse: an embrace of nihilism as a defence of incompetence."

Weekly Update No. 19 (11 May) 2015

Weekly Update No. 19 (11 May) 2015 - http://www.rightsinrussia.info/archive/weekly-update/2015/19

Person of the Week: Artem Loskutov

Person of the Week: Artem Loskutov

Aleksei Simonov: 'No one knows the whole truth about the Great Patriotic War' (Narodnaya gazeta, Belarus)

Aleksei Simonov: 'No one knows the whole truth about the Great Patriotic War' (Narodnaya gazeta, Belarus) - Rights in Russia

Sergei Nikitin: May 1st, the Novosibirsk way (Amnesty International) - Rights in Russia

Sergei Nikitin: May 1st, the Novosibirsk way (Amnesty International) - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 8 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 8 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Quote for the Day: Sergei Nikitin

Sergei Nikitin: "Nobody should be locked up just for holding a placard and standing in a public square"

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: March 2015

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: March 2015

March 2015 - Rights in Russia

March 2015 -  Rights in Russia

Weekly Update No. 18 (4 May) 2015 - Rights in Russia

No. 18 (4 May) 2015 - Rights in Russia

Person of the Week: Margarita Radetskaya - Rights in Russia

Person of the Week: Margarita Radetskaya - Rights in Russia

Ivan Pavlov: “So you see in civil law there is no adversarial system, nor equality of arms either” - HRO.org in English

Ivan Pavlov: “So you see in civil law there is no adversarial system, nor equality of arms either” - HRO.org in English

Happy Spring Holidays! - HRO.org in English

Happy Spring Holidays! - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 1 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 1 May 2015 - Rights in Russia

Quote for the Day: Sergei Babinets

Sergei Babinets: "Kadyrov has total carte blanche to do inside the republic whatever he wants" (Financial Times)

Ludmila Alekseeva ready to return to Presidential Human Rights Council (Moscow Helsinki Group) - Rights Groups in Russia

Ludmila Alekseeva ready to return to Presidential Human Rights Council (Moscow Helsinki Group) - Rights Groups in Russia