All articles tagged "human rights"
Russian rights activist gets international female leadership prize 
11 Mar, 12:23 PM 5 comments
Moscow human rights activist has become the first Russian woman to be awarded the International Women of Courage prize, handed out to nominees by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and America’s first lady Michelle Obama.
Asylum director charged with sterilizing patients 
11 Mar, 06:12 PM 16 comments
A criminal action has been launched against the director of a mental asylum who sterilized 14 severely patients without the necessary prior legal procedures
European lawmakers urge Russia to 'have courage' to abolish death penalty 
12 Mar, 10:26 PM 11 comments
PACE lawmakers appealed to Russia Wednesday to abolish the death penalty, provide equal media opportunities for all political parties, and stop blocking efforts to streamline the European Court of Human Rights.
Strasbourg Court rules against Russia in ex mayor case 
13 Mar, 03:00 PM 2 comments
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of the jailed Russian city mayor who spent over two years in detention awaiting trial. Russia is now to pay to Alexander Makarov €8,000 ($10,000) in moral damages
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan proclaimed enemies of the internet 
13 Mar, 03:24 PM 5 comments
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have been named ‘Enemies of the Internet’ in a report issued by Reporters Without Borders.
Court fines two Russians $21,500 for racist remarks 
14 Mar, 04:09 PM 7 comments
A Moscow court has ordered two Russians to pay a $21,500 fine for racist remarks towards black people, news agencies said Friday.
Chief Rabbi says Russian Jews fear the future 
16 Mar, 09:25 PM 6 comments
Russian Jews fear for the future of their community in the wake of the deportation of two rabbis, Russia’s chief rabbi says.
Georgian opposition paper on hold as owner says his family gets pressured 
18 Mar, 12:14 PM 8 comments
The owner to one of Georgia's biggest opposition newspapers has said he is halting publication because of intimidation by the authorities against his family.
President Medvedev allocates $34 m to Russian NGOs 
18 Mar, 01:11 PM
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree allocating 1.2 billion rubles ($34 million) to non-governmental organizations promoting the development of civilian society.
Russia launching state program promoting tolerance 
18 Mar, 05:57 PM 3 comments
Russia’s Public Chamber plans to develop a program promoting tolerance among Russian citizens towards immigrant workers. This move could be very welcome by human rights organizations, that repeatedly voice concerns about the level of xenophobia in Russia.
Blind man to sue air carrier for discrimination 
19 Mar, 05:58 PM 28 comments
Russia’s S7 airways has refused to apologize and pay compensation to the disabled man which it refused to take aboard, forcing him to take the case to court.
Russia is world's 3rd-largest producer of refugees – UN 
25 Mar, 11:59 PM 1 comment
Russia is one of the three countries whose residents most desire to flee from, a United Nations reports has shown.
Belarus may abolish death penalty soon - official 
25 Mar, 01:23 PM 5 comments
Belarus may abolish death penalty soon, a top Belarus official has said. Human rights activists have long been urging Belarus, the only country in Europe that still uses capital punishment, to give it up.
UK report lashes out at Russia for human rights violations 
27 Mar, 10:19 PM 1 comment
Ahead of the G20 meeting in London, the British Foreign Office's annual human rights report has named Russia one of the 21 "major countries of concern".
‘Slavic Gay Pride’ to be held in Moscow on Eurovision finals day 
30 Mar, 01:30 PM 12 comments
Russian gay activists plan to hold a Slavic gay pride in Moscow on the day of Eurovision finals, May 16th.
Russian blogger on trial for inciting hatred against police 
30 Mar, 03:05 PM 2 comments
Russian Internet blogger is on trial for inciting hatred against the Russian law-enforcement authorities. The texts that he posted in his blog are seen as discrediting the Russian police.
Russian police manual blames Jews for USSR breakup 
30 Mar, 04:15 PM 5 comments
A textbook on Russian history, used at a major Russian police academyl, openly blames Jews for many of the troubles Russia experiences in the course of history, a paper has revealed.
Belarus convicts ordered to refund investigation and deportation costs 
31 Mar, 03:48 PM 7 comments
Convicts in Belarus will be obliged to reimburse the government for money spent on tracking them down and bringing them back to the country
Human rights activist attacked in Moscow 
1 Apr, 12:54 PM 8 comments
Russian human rights campaigner Lev Ponomarev is in hospital after being severely beaten near his home in Moscow.
US denounces attack on Russian human rights campaigner 
3 Apr, 11:00 PM 6 comments
The US State Department has condemned the attack on a Russian human rights activist in Moscow, and called on the Russian government to do their best to find and punish the offenders.
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