A one-off allowance of 2,300 lei to be granted to 31,000 Moldovan pensioners   23.10.2024   Article published on the Infotag.md website   According to Infotag, a Government proposal to grant a lump-sum allowance of 2,300 lei to 31,000 Moldovan pensioners was approved during a recent parliamentary committee session.   Under the proposal, those with …

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rules that compensation must be paid to 107 citizens and organisations who have foreign agents status in the Russian Federation   23.10.2024   Article published on the ASI website   On 22 October, the ECHR’s website posted a ruling under which Russia must pay compensation to citizens and …

48% of Russians are against the introduction of fines for promoting a child-free lifestyle, says a survey   22.10.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (PORC) conducted a survey involving 1,600 Russians over 18 years of age on 29 September.   Being child-free is a way of …

Published by Progres (progres.online)   17/10/2024 In Turkmenistan 87% of the children aged 0-17 years in formal residential care are children with disabilities. UNICEF published a policy brief on Keeping Families Together in Central Asia that emphasized the goal of eliminating the institutionalization of children with disabilities by 2030. It highlights how nearly 60,000 children aged 0-17 years …

The Russian Government has reduced the number of temporary residence quotas for foreigners   16.10.2024   According to TASS, the Russian Government has agreed the quota for temporary Russian residence for foreign citizens for 2025.   The new quota is nearly half that for 2024 (10,500 permits), with the figure set at 5,500 for 2025. …

A comic about protecting children from sexual violence has appeared online   16.10.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The comic book’s author is Anna Mezhova, former director of the Preserving Life charity.   Anna has launched the With Word and Brush initiative, aimed at preventing sexual violence against children, with the comic …

Doctors in Moldova could be banned from discussing alternatives to tobacco under anti-smoking legislation   16.10.2024   Article published on the infotag.md website   The Moldovan Ministry of Health has proposed new amendments to existing anti-smoking legislation.   The authorities want to ban the introduction of new smokeless products such as nicotine pads, tighten the …

Foster parents will be able to receive interest on delayed payments, says the Russian Supreme Court   15.10.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The Russian Supreme Court has ruled that payments to foster parents under the Federation’s Family Code have no intended purpose and therefore come under civil law. A family can …

Tashkent says medical tourism is booming as a result of an influx of people from neighbouring countries: Dushanbe has challenged the figures   15.10.2024   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   Uzbekistan says it has become a major destination for medical tourism for Tajiks and many other Central Asians who are looking for better …

Published by: Equality Now (equalitynow.org)  10/04/2024 Equality Now is a human rights charity working to promote and protect the rights of girls and women across the world. The key takeaways from their 2024 report on the human rights violation posed by Child, Early and Forced Marriage in Eurasia is summarised in the below passage, taken …