Stefaniya Kulaeva on wartime oaths
4 January 2026 by Stefaniya Kulaeva, an expert at Anti-Discrimination Center Memorial Source: Radio Svoboda Как подкову, кует за указом указ –Кому в пах, кому в лоб, кому в бровь,…
Aleksandr Podrabinek: Fools and Laws – on Roskomnadzor and a ‘stupid’ law
30 September 2025 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Facebook Roskomnadzor (the Federal Agency for Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) has informed the social networking site LiveJournal that an article I…
ECtHR hands down eleven rulings with regard to Russia finding violations of nine Convention articles, including ‘Tunikova and Others v. Russia’ on domestic violence
Week-ending 17 December 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down eleven rulings with regard to Russia finding violations of Convention Articles 2 (right to life), 3…
In five rulings, the ECtHR finds Russia violated Articles 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 14, and Protocols 1, 4 and 7.
Week-ending 26 November 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down five rulings in relation to Russia, finding violations of Articles 3 (prohibition of torture), 5 (liberty…
Legal Case of the Week: Nariman Dzhelyal, deputy chair of the Mejlis, remanded in custody for two months
Nariman Dzhelyal at the Crimea Platform inaugural meeting. Photo: Facebook via Human Rights in Ukraine On 4 September 2021 Russian security services raided the home of Nariman Dzhelyal, a deputy…
Kirill Koroteev on the legalisation of same-sex unions after the ECtHR’s decision
14 July 2021 by Kirill Koroteev, head of international practice at Agora International Human Rights Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: t.me/pchikov/4451] Yesterday, everyone was excited by the news…
In seven cases this week the ECtHR found violations by Russia of Convention Articles 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13 and Article 1 of Protocol 1; the Court ruled Russia must give legal recognition to same-sex unions
Week-ending 16 July 2021 This week there were seven rulings by the European Court of Human Rights with regard to Russia, finding violations of Articles 3 (prohibition on torture), 5…
ECtHR Ruling of the Week: Russia violated rights to family life and freedom from discrimination of transgender woman
Week-ending 9 July 2021 This week there were 13 judgments by the European Court of Human Rights concerning Russia. The judgments found violations of Convention articles 2 (right to life),…
European Court of Human Rights hands down three judgments with regard to Russia
Week-ending 25 June 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down three judgments with regard to Russia, finding violations of Convention Articles 2 (right to life), 3…
CSO of the Week: Coming Out presents third annual report on the situation for LGBTI+ persons living in St. Petersburg
Week-ending 18 June 2021 This month, the St. Petersburg based initiative group – Coming Out – launched its third annual report on the situation for LGBTI+ persons living in Russia’s second largest city.…
