Administrative case opened against Golos regional organization for non-registration as foreign agent
The Russian Justice Ministry has opened an administrative case against the Golos regional public organization for the protection of democratic rights and freedoms on Monday
Shaking off the Gulag legacy
Calls are growing from human rights activists and government officials to reform the Russian prison system.
Russia wishes consular access to Guantanamo inmate
Russia continues attempts to obtain a consular visit with Russian Guantanamo inmate Ravil Mingazov
Jailed Russian activist complains to European Court
Lawyers for a Russian political activist’s wife, whose eight-year prison sentence was slammed last year by then-President Dmitry Medvedev as “harsh,” have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights
Unions, bloggers, lonely girls rally in Russia on Labor Day
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied across Russia on Wednesday to mark Labor Day with events ranging from Soviet-style state-endorsed marches to campaigns for promotion of European techno and single ladies’ rights
Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights offers to abolish NGO law
Experts believe that this initiative of the human rights activists will hardly be put into practice
Putin to face German wrath over NGO raids
Inspections of two Russia-based German foundations by prosecutors as part of a blanket audit of NGOs launched in February have triggered a strong reaction from the German government
Stalin’s secret kill lists
A disk issued last month by the human rights organization Memorial shows documental archives and records of 44,500 people who were on “Stalin's Shooting Lists"
Authorities on the lookout for “foreign agents” among NGOs
Mass checks are being conducted on non-governmental organisations to ensure they comply with the new law on foreign funding
Human Rights Watch calls on BRICS to help Syrians
Human Rights Watch called on the BRICS countries, meeting in Durban today, to take concrete steps to help the people in war-torn Syria
Rights veteran Alexeyeva glad to be Peace Prize nominee
Russian veteran human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva said on Thursday she is happy to be among the nominees for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Sri Lankan Tamil plot thickens
Domestic and western pressure will build up in the coming weeks on Delhi to back a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka coming up in the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva
Duma approves gay "propaganda" bill
The State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, overwhelmingly approved in its first reading on Friday a vaguely defined bill that would ban the promotion of “homosexual propaganda.”
Gay activists beaten during picket in southwest Russia
Gay activists were beaten by an angry crowd during an authorized picket in the city of Voronezh in southwest Russia on Sunday.
Authorities tighten grip on migration control
New proposals on migration policy will introduce criminal statutes to Russian migration legislation
The View from Moscow: Women’s rights in India
Recent protests in India following a brutal gangrape of a college student in Delhi have brought the problem of rape and sexual abuse in the country into the global spotlight
Children's rights activists rally at US Embassy in Moscow
A rally in support of children's rights took place Monday outside the US Embassy in Moscow, combining expressions of sympathy for victims of the Conneticut school shooting with calls to protect Russian children adopted by US citizens.
Medvedev: No need to regulate homosexuality in Russia
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a press conference Friday that he sees no reason to limit homosexuality by law.
Court rejects claim against Madonna in “gay propaganda”
A St. Petersburg court ordered claimants to pay the court fees of the concert’s promoters, while the singer herself did not appear in court
Petersburg court dismisses lawsuit against Madonna
St Petersburg‘s Moskovsky District Court on Thursday dismissed the 333-million ruble civil suit against US pop star Madonna. The nine plaintiffs were suing her for the sum as compensation for moral damage from her concert in St Petersburg on August 1