Pussy Riot member requests probe into hooliganism lawPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has filed a petition with the Constitutional Court that would require an inquiry into the enforcement of the law on hooliganism, her representative Ramil Akhmetgaliyev told RAPSI Tuesday.12:25 03.06.2014
Saudi Arabia bans women from working from 11 PM to 9 AMThe Saudi Labor Ministry has banned women from working between 11 PM and 9 AM, Arabian media reported quoting an official statement. The decision was made for safety reasons: to ensure that women don’t leave their homes after streets become empty.14:06 30.05.2014
Legal counseling office for Ukraine conflict victims opened in MoscowLaw Against Fascism, an association of non-governmental organizations for the international legal remedy of rights of Ukrainian civilians affected by the punitive action of the Kiev officials, opened a counseling office in Moscow, with more offices to open in other regions on the Russian-Ukrainian border.14:04 27.05.2014
OSCE requests release of Russian journalists detained in UkraineIn a letter to Arsen Avakov, appointed Interior Minister after the regime change in Ukraine, the OSCE requested the release of the LifeNews journalists that were detained by the National Guard of Ukraine and called for a thorough investigation of the incident, according to a statement by the OSCE Press Service obtained by RIA Novosti.16:57 19.05.2014
Human rights activists criticize bill on mandatory registration of NGOsHuman rights activists have forwarded a negative review of a bill that would require the mandatory registration of NGOs as foreign agents to State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, Vedomosti newspaper writes on Tuesday. The bill was submitted by Deputy Andrei Lugovoi.11:50 13.05.2014
ECHR orders Turkey to pay 90 mln euros for violations in northern CyprusThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Monday that Cyprus is entitled to the compensation of 90 million euros over the military conflict which erupted there in 1974.18:07 12.05.2014
Putin receives report on human rights violations in UkraineRussia’s Foreign Ministry has prepared for President Vladimir Putin a report on human rights violations in Ukraine in the period from late November 2013 to the end of March 2014, the Kremlin announced on its website.14:30 05.05.2014
Russian Civic Chamber to turn to ECHR over Odessa massacre - reportMembers of the Russian Civic Chamber are to file an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Ukraine over Odessa tragedy which left 46 dead.10:07 05.05.2014
ECHR finds Russian officials guilty in draftee’s deathThe European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russian military officials failed to take action to prevent the death of draftee Mikhail Perevedentsev – found hanging in his military unit – and that they failed to prevent various violations during the investigation of the case.17:37 24.04.2014
Lawsuits accusing IBM and Ford of apartheid support move forward – reportApartheid-era lawsuits against Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. are kept in place and may be amended by the plaintiffs, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in New York, The Republic reported.14:46 18.04.2014
Putin answers Snowden’s question about mass online surveillanceThe use of special equipment, in particular, for the tapping of private conversations and for surveillance, is regulated by law in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said when answering Edward Snowden’s question during the annual Direct Line program on Thursday.16:48 17.04.2014
Chukchi definition case to be considered on May 26Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on May 26 will consider an honor and dignity protection lawsuit filed by the Chukchi people against the authors of the 1998 Big Russian Definition Dictionary, RAPSI reports from the courtroom Thursday.16:07 17.04.2014
Indian Supreme Court recognizes third genderIndia’s Supreme Court recognized on Tuesday the existence of a “third gender” status, BBC News India reported.13:40 15.04.2014
Russian NGOs "foreign agent" trial moved to May 23The Zamoskvoretsky District Court postponed until May 23 the consideration of the claims challenging the Moscow prosecutor's office's order instructing Memorial Human Rights Center, the GOLOS Association, the Public Verdict Foundation and JURIX organization to register as "foreign agents" in line with the controversial NGO law, RAPSI reports from the courtroom Tuesday.13:21 15.04.2014
Russia ranks third in number of complaints filed with ECHRRussia slumped to third place in the rating of complaints filed with the European Court of Human Rights, the press service of the Russian Justice Minister said on Wednesday.10:26 10.04.2014
Hungary violated rights of unrecognized religious organizations – ECHRThe rights of several religious communities in Hungary were violated after each lost its full-church status under the new Hungarian Church Act, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday.16:13 08.04.2014
Turkish court rules to lift YouTube blockAn Ankara court on Friday ruled that the total block of YouTube in Turkey was in violation of human rights and ordered to its cancellation, with the exception of certain video and audio recordings.14:32 04.04.2014
No rights violations if Russia extradites Kazakh national – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Friday that Russia’s extradition of a Kazakh national to his home country in connection with a 2001 murder case would not constitute a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights’ (Convention) prohibition of torture.16:41 03.04.2014
Australian High Court recognizes third gender categoryIn a landmark ruling Thursday, the Australian High Court recognized the existence of a third gender category, according to a statement released by the court.13:04 02.04.2014
UN Human Rights Council approves draft resolution on judicial system integrityThe United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a draft resolution on the integrity of the judicial system, submitted by Russia. The United States voted against the new document, Russia's permanent mission in the UN Geneva office reported on Twitter.11:22 28.03.2014