Aleksandr Cherkasov: ‘Life in Search of Meaning: Enlightening Hearts.’ Speech at the Global Peace Photo Award ceremony on 14 November 2022 at the Austrian Parliament

Photo: Nikita Mouraviev 2 December 2022 by Aleksandr Cherkasov Speech delivered at the Global Peace Photo Award ceremony on 14 November 2022 at the Austrian Parliament Good evening. And thank…

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Pavel Chikov: The UN Human Rights Committee has published observations on Russia’s report on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

4 November 2022 by Pavel Chikov Source: Telegram The UN Human Rights Committee has published observations on Russia's report on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights…

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Fergus Wright: Connecting Anti-War Groups in the West, Belarus, and Russia and What it Means for the War in Ukraine 

31 August 2022 by Fergus Wright In PATRIR’s offices in Cluj-Napoca, a division is working to identify non-violent, anti-war groups inside Russia and Belarus. This project is hoping to create…

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Philip Leach: A Time of Reckoning? Russia and the Council of Europe

Photo of Philip Leach: EHRAC 17 March 2022 By Philip Leach Philip Leach is professor of human rights law at Middlesex University. Until recently, he was director of the European…

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Memorial Human Rights Centre: Statement on Russia and the Council of Europe

11 March 2022 Statement by Memorial Human Rights Centre Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre The Council of Europe is currently discussing the question of excluding Russia from the Council of…

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