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Russia

Human Rights and Minorities

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Concluding Observations. 21 March 2003, CERD/C/62/CO/7
- Report by Russian Federation. 29 July 2002, CERD/C/431/Add.2 and Corr.1
- Concluding Observations. 30 March 1998, CERD/C/304/Add.43
- Report by Russian Federation. 28 July 1997, CERD/C/299/Add.15
- Concluding Observations. 28 March 1996, CERD/C/304/Add.5
- Report by Russian Federation. 20 November 1995, CERD/C/263/Add.9
UN Human Rights Committee
- Report by Russian Federation, 9 December 2002, CCPR/C/RUS/2002/5
- Concluding Observations/Comments. 26 July 1995, CCPR/C/79/Add.54
- Report by Russian Federation, 22 February 1995, CCPR/C/84/Add.2
UN Commission on Human Rights
- Situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation. Statement, 24 April 1996
- Situation of human rights in Chechnya. Statement, 27 February 1995
Statement by the Russian Federation at the World Conference on Human Rights
The UN Human Rights System - Russia (Human Rights Internet website)
For the Record 2003
For the Record 2002
For the Record 2001
For the Record 2000
For the Record 1999
For the Record 1998
For the Record 1997
(For more pertinent UN documents use search engine here)
Report submitted by the Russian Federation pursuant to Article 25 para.1 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, 2000
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
- Second report on the Russian Federation, 16 March 2001
- Report on the Russian Federation, January 1999
U.S. Department of State: Russia Human Rights Practices
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Human Rights Watch
- World Report 2001: Human Rights Developments in Russia
- World Report 2000: Human Rights Developments in Russia
- World Report 1999: Human Rights Developments in Russia
- Reports on Russia
Amnesty International reports on Russia
Freedom House: Nations in Transit 1998 - Russia (.pdf format)
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Annual Reports on Russia
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
IDPs in Russia, Global IDP Project of the Norwegian Refugee Council
Human Rights in Russia - AIDS Infoshare
Human Rigths in Russia - Report of the President's Commission on Human Rights, February 1996
Memorial Human Rights Centre reports:
- Compliance of the Russian Federation with the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, March 1998
- Compliance of the Russian Federation with the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, January 2000
Human Rights in Russia Online - "The most complete information about human rights movement in Russia in Russian language" (Cyrillic Win1251)
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ):
- What's happening in Russia
- Antisemitism, Xenophobia and Religious Persecution in Russia's Regions, 1998-1999
Ethnic Groups in Russia - NUPI Centre for Russian Studies
Ethnolinguistic Minorities in Russia: Internet Resources. The Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Russia
INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Chechnya
Index of Peoples in Russia. Joshua Project 2000, Unreached Peoples Lists
Demographic figures for the Russian Federation - The Center for Political and Strategic Studies (CPSS)
Jewish Community in Russia
Minorities at Risk Project files
- Tatars in Russia
- Roma in Russia
- Chechens in Russia
- Ingush in Russia
- Karachay in Russia
- Avars of Dagestan in Russia
- Lezgins of Dagestan in Russia
- Kumyks of Dagestan in Russia
- Buryat in Russia
- Tuvinians in Russia
- Yakut in Russia
Turkic Republics and Communities (including Bashkortostan, Chuvashya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessiya, Khakassia, Tatarstan, Tuva, Sakha-Yakutia) in Russia

Legislation

Official

NGOs in Russia

Moscow Center for Human Rights (in Russian, Win1251)
Memorial - International Historical, Human Rights and Charity Association (in Russian, Cyrillic Win1251)
Human Rights Online (Russian)
Moscow School of Human Rights
Citizens' Watch, St Petersburg
Directory of Human Rights organizations in Russia (in Russian, Cyrillic Win1251)
"Civic Assistance" - The Committee for Helping Refugees and Forced Migrants (in English and Russian, three different Cyrillic encodings)
Forum of resettlement organisations - International NGO to assist migrants and their associations (in Russian, KOI-8)
Nonviolence International - Newly Independent States Home page (in English and Russian, Cyrillic Win1251). Contains the database of peacemaking and peacekeeping NGOs and activists in the Newly Independent States
The Andrei Sakharov Foundation (USA/Russia)
Glasnost Defense Foundation
Public Relations Center is collecting and distributing information about the issues of the freedom of conscience in the former Soviet Union countries
Committee on Defense of human rights in Tatarstan
"Bart" - Stavropol Regional Cultural Center of Vainachs (Chechens and Ingushs)
Minority NGOs in Stavropol region (in Russian, WIn1251)
Humanitarian NGOs in the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (in Russian, WIn1251)
NIS Law and Human Rights Organizations - Center for Civil Society International
Directory of Civic Education Organizations in Russia

General information