Svetlana Gannushkina

Svetlana Gannushkina: The pandemic facilitated the release of 50% of migrants from Centres for the Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens

Svetlana Gannushkina: The pandemic facilitated the release of 50% of migrants from Centres for the Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens

27 July 2020 Svetlana Gannushkina, head of Memorial Human Rights Centre's Migration and Law Network, head of the Civic Assistance Committee, and a laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize,…

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Lev Ponomarev: Information on the epidemiological situation in penitentiary facilities should be made public

Lev Ponomarev: Information on the epidemiological situation in penitentiary facilities should be made public

18 April 2020 Lev Ponomarev, head of For Human Rights, a human rights NGO, and member of the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы, 18.04.2020] We…

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Valery Borshchev et al: Open Letter on the necessity of an amnesty and the release of people in custody in connection with the emergency

Valery Borshchev et al: Open Letter on the necessity of an amnesty and the release of people in custody in connection with the emergency

6 April 2020 Pictured (left): Valery Borshchev, co-chair of Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source:  Ekho Moskvy] OPEN LETTER The pandemic has posed a serious threat to…

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