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Misuse of Anti-Extremism in January 2021
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in January 2021.
16.02.2021 - 17:49Misuse of Anti-Extremism in December 2020
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in December 2020.
12.01.2021 - 19:37Misuse of Anti-Extremism in November 2020
The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in misuse of Russia's anti-extremist legislation in November 2020.
15.12.2020 - 15:40Brief Report on Inappropriate Use of Anti-Extremist Legislation in January–August 2020
The following brief review covers the most important legislative innovations and the law enforcement statistics in the period from January to August 2020. Our review is limited only to the part of the legislation and law enforcement practice that we see as leading to an excessive restriction of civil liberties.
Russian human rights organizations filed a report with the UN Human Rights Committee 
Twelve Russian NGOs, including SOVA Center, submitted a brief joint report to the UN Human Rights Committee for preliminary hearings at the upcoming session of the Committee on Russia’s next report on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. SOVA Center has authored a section on abuses of anti-extremist policies.
30.06.2020Inappropriate Enforcement of Anti-Extremist Legislation in Russia in 2019
This report by Maria Kravchenko is an analytic review of inappropriate enforcement of the anti-extremist legislation based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted in 2019.
21.04.2020Recommendations on freedom of expression in Russia presented at the pre-session for the country's 3rd UN Universal Periodic Review
Alexander Verkhovsky presented recommendations on freedom of expression in Russia on behalf of a joint coalition of NGOs at the pre-session for the Russia's 3rd UPR in Geneva.
11.04.2018ECRI Conclusions on the Implementation of the Recommendations in Respect of the Russian Federation Subject to Interim Follow-Up 
On June 7, 2016, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released its conclusions on the implementation of a number of recommendations made in its country reports. We publish the conclusions in respect of the Russian Federation.
07.06.2016UN to Review Russian Federation's Report on Discrimination in the Country, with Alternative Report by NGOs including SOVA Center
On February 12, 2013, at the 82nd Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the Committee held an interactive dialogue with non-governmental organizations about the situation in the Russian Federation. Representatives of ADC Memorial, SOVA Center, the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) who had compiled a non-government report on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Russia took part in the discussion.
14.02.2013