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The Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Penitentiary Service brought to administrative responsibility

2021-12-07T18:14:32+01:007. December 2021|

By the decision of the State Inspector, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Special Penitentiary Service were brought to administrative responsibility for several episodes of an administrative offense against Mikhail Saakashvili The Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Penitentiary Service brought to administrative responsibility By the decision of the State Inspector, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Special Penitentiary Service were brought to administrative responsibility

Russia: Consideration of a lawsuit to liquidate Memorial

2021-12-08T13:57:18+01:0025. November 2021|

Consideration of a lawsuit to liquidate Memorial On November 25, 2021, the Supreme Court began consideration of the General Prosecutor's Office's lawsuit to liquidate International Memorial. The judge is Alla Nazarova. Representatives of International Memorial: Ian Rachinsky (Chairman of the Board), Elena Zhemkova (Executive Director), lawyers Henry Reznik, Mikhail Biryukov, Maria Eismont, lawyers Grigory Vaipan, Anastasia Garina, Tatiana Glushkova, Tamilla Imanova, Natalia Morozova, Natalia Secretarova. Representatives of the Prosecutor's Office,

More than 1,700 prisoners will be amnestied

2021-11-26T10:42:55+01:0018. November 2021|

About 1,723 prisoners fall under the amnesty, and 67 of them are entitled to immediate release. Accordingly, nearly 1,650 people can benefit from parole or reduced sentences. More than 1,700 prisoners will be amnestied in connection with the 30th anniversary of Moldova's independence About 1,723 prisoners fall under the amnesty, and 67 of them are entitled to immediate release. Accordingly, nearly 1,650 people can benefit from parole or reduced sentences.

The European Convention on Human Rights – how does it work?

2021-11-26T10:42:56+01:0014. November 2021|

The human rights convention protects the rights of more than 830 million people in Europe. All 47 Council of Europe member countries have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a treaty designed to protect people’s human rights and basic freedoms. The European Convention on Human Rights - how does it work?   The human rights convention protects the rights of more than 830 million people in

UN Committee recommends Ukraine to protect journalists and Armenia not to oppress protesters

2021-11-26T10:42:56+01:0014. November 2021|

The UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on Armenia, Germany and Ukraine. Its members, among other things, recommended that Germany limit the surveillance of citizens, they called on Ukraine to protect journalists from intimidation and harassment, and advised Armenia to reduce the number of police officers at demonstrations. UN Committee recommends Ukraine to protect journalists and Armenia not to oppress protesters. Фото ПРООН в Армении The

Russia: The General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia demands the liquidation of International Memorial

2021-11-26T10:42:56+01:0012. November 2021|

The General Prosecutor's Office of Russia demands the liquidation of International Memorial The General Prosecutor's Office of Russia has appealed to the Supreme Court to liquidate International Memorial (the organisation is included to the "foreign agents" register). It also means the liquidation of all branches of International Memorial, namely the Human Rights Centre, the museum, the library and the archive. The General Prosecutor's Office points to systematic violations of the

Russia: Former head of Navalny’s headquarters in Ufa is sent to pre-trial detention facility for two months

2021-11-26T10:42:56+01:0012. November 2021|

Former head of Navalny's headquarters in Ufa is sent to pre-trial detention facility for two months On 10 November, Lilia Chanysheva, the former head of Alexey Navalny's headquarters in Ufa, was sent to pre-trial detention for two months on a case of establishing an "extremist society". The case is being investigated against Navalny, as well as his associates and aides. Prior to this, Lilia Chanysheva and several other former staff

Russia: Dozhd TV channel released a film about the abuse of Alexei Navalny in the penal colony

2021-11-26T10:42:57+01:0011. November 2021|

Dozhd TV channel released a film about the abuse of Alexey Navalny in the penal colony Konstantin Goldenzweig produced a large report entitled "Tortures for Navalny: who he is surrounded by in the colony, how they compromise and break him". In this film, former prisoners of the penal colony No. 2 in Pokrov, where Alexey Navalny is serving his sentence, describe how they were forced to behave with Alexei. Journalists

Ukraine: The court took into custody the ex-head of the Donetsk prison “Izolyatsia”

2021-11-26T10:42:57+01:0011. November 2021|

The court took into custody the ex-head of the Donetsk prison Izolyatsia The Primorsky court of Mariupol has taken into custody Denys Kulikovskiy, who was detained on suspicion of torturing prisoners in the illegal prison Izolyatsiya, which is located in the Donetsk People's Republic. Earlier the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that the militant had been detained. Izolyatsia, the former factory premises, was seized by Russian-controlled fighters in 2014. Before

Russia: The case of the Ingush protest leaders

2021-11-26T10:42:57+01:0011. November 2021|

The case of the Ingush protest leaders On November 8, a hearing was held at the Kislovodsk City Court at which the case of the leaders of the Ingush opposition was considered, namely the case of Achmed Barachoew, Musa Malsagow, Ismail Nalgiew, Sarifa Sautiewa, Malsag Uschakow, Bagaudin Chautiew and Barach Tschemursiew. They have been charged with organising violence at a rally in Magas in 2019. The opposition leaders are also

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