The Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Ombudsman and the Republic’s Prison Service to strengthen cooperation in the protection of human rights and freedoms   09.02.2024   Kyrgyzstan’s Human Rights Ombudsman, Dzhamilya Dzhamanbaeva, has visited the main office of the Ministry of Justice’s Prison Service, reports the Ombudsman’s press office.   The Ombudsman met the Head of the …

Tajikistan: Social norms complicate battle against domestic violence One in two Tajik women are believed to have been victims to domestic violence. 5 February, 2024 Rukia, a mother of three, was between life and death when she was dropped off at the home of her parents. Yet again, her husband had vented his rage. There …

Why Kyrgyz people are dying of cancer   04.02.2024   Data from the National Statistics Committee show that 15 Kyrgyz residents are receiving a terrifying cancer diagnosis every day, rising to 5,500 annually.   The data department 24.kg has analysed data on morbidity and mortality rates since Kyrgyzstan gained its independence. The results are very …

The GlobalGiving charitable project recognised as having undesirable status in the Russian Federation   26.01.2024   The US GlobalGiving charity has been added to the list of undesirable organisations.   On 26 January, the Russian Ministry of Justice added the American GlobalGiving Foundation to the register of foreign and international CSOs whose activities are prohibited …

Underage Marriages Rampant In Tajikistan Despite Increased Legal Age To Wed January 23, 2024  By RFE/RL’s Tajik Service Women’s rights activists claim that some Tajik parents take advantage of a loophole in the law to push their daughters into marriage. Dilrabo says she agreed to get married at the age of 16 to escape the …

Plans of the Ministry of Justice to amend the Russian Federation’s Family Code in 2024   22.01.2024   During his presentation on the Year of the Family at the All-Russian Family Forum on 22 January, Konstantin Chuichenko, the Russian Justice Minister, announced his Ministry’s plans to revise the National Family Code in 2024.   “As …

Proposal to create the post of Commissioner for the Rights of People with Disabilities in the Russian Federation   22.01.2024   On 22 January, the news agency RIA Novosti reported that the Head of the State Duma Committee on Social Policy, Yaroslav Nilov, had proposed the introduction of the post of Commissioner for the Rights …

By Virginia Atkinson, Yuliia Sachuk Published by Euronews on 19/01/2024  The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When Ukraine emerges from conflict, the country has the promise to rebuild itself as a model for a free, fair, and inclusive society. …

Russian Supreme Court ruling links feminist language to LGBT activism   19.01.2024   The full text of the Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBT (the movement has been designated as extremist and banned in Russia) has appeared on the web.   Last November, the Russian Supreme Court designated the international LGBT social movement as extremist. The …

Russia’s Constitutional Court refuses to consider a challenge to the law on foreign agents   17.01.2024   The complaint concerned the application of the foreign agents’ law to scientists and organisations engaged in scientific work.   Last November, Russia’s Constitutional Court received a complaint from the Institute of Law and Public Policy (ILPP), challenging its …