Content tagged with Prohibition of discrimination
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Resource | Article | 27 Jun 2017 | By Ayder Muzhdabaev
“Putin’s new ghetto has no barbed-wire fence – just surveillance and harassment”
The Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, has swiftly degenerated into the scene of the greatest repression being conducted anywhere in the entire country.
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European Court: Russia has case to answer on ‘Law on Foreign Agents’
The European Court of Human Rights decided to refer a series of cases to the Russian Government on the ‘Foreign Agents Act’, legislation which places administrative and financial sanctions on NGOs receiving funding from abroad.
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Resource | Article | 9 Dec 2016 | By Marina Agaltsova
“Hate Speech” in Russia
The fight against hate speech, like any other fight, should be carried out according to clear rules. The lack of clarity around the rules of the fight in Russia, however, is a major cause for concern. This article will address several definitions used in Russian legislation on hate speech, which lead to chaotic and arbitrary prosecutions.
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Resource | Article | 9 Dec 2016 | By Arpi Avetisyan
The Rainbow Europe Index
This article outlines the situation for LGBTI people in Armenia, Georgia and Russia by examining their position on the Rainbow Europe Map’s country ranking and by analysing cases submitted to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Resource | Article | 9 Dec 2016 | By Anahit Simonyan
Domestic violence in Russia, Ukraine and the South Caucasus
In light of governmental inaction the article suggests that domestic violence should now be regarded as a state-sponsored form of torture against women in this region, where patriarchal norms and rules override the rights and freedoms of women formally guaranteed domestically and internationally.
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Resource | Report | 9 Dec 2016 | By Olga Grygorovska
2016 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
In his 2016 Report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture (SRT), Juan E. Méndez, assessed the applicability of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in international law to the unique experiences of women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
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European Court questions Russian State responsibility in case of rape of 15 year old in Dagestan
The ECtHR communicated the complaints brought by a young woman from Dagestan, regarding Russia’s failure to investigate claims that she had been repeatedly forced to perform sexual acts by 11 men since she was just 15.
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European Court swiftly communicates case of hate crime against Muslims in Georgia
The European Court of Human Rights requested the Georgian Government’s response to a case alleging police hate crime against Muslims in the village of Mokhe, less than six weeks after it was lodged.
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EHRAC case nominated for Gender Justice Uncovered Award
The decision in our first domestic violence case before the UN Committee charged with monitoring women’s rights has been nominated for a Gender Justice Uncovered Award by Women’s Link Worldwide, in light of its potential impact on addressing gender inequality.
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Resource | Report | 8 Mar 2016 | By Kate Levine
CEDAW Decision: X and Y v Georgia
The UN CEDAW Committee recently adopted its decision in the case of X and Y v Georgia, the first ever decision from an international body relating to domestic violence in Georgia.