Russian Federation: Lower House passes a new anti-terrorism bill
After President Putin issued a decree establishing a new anti-terrorism body headed by the Director of the Federal Security Service on 16 February, the Russian lower House of Parliament subsequently approved a new anti-terrorism bill to give effect to the decree. The...
Leading jurists begin terrorism inquiry in Moscow
The Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights begins a public hearing in Moscow today. 
Russia: Bill on non-profit organizations threat to freedom of assembly
The Government has introduced a draft law, purportedly aimed at the prevention of terrorist activities, which would create strict control over and compulsory registration of NGOs. The law has been criticized by human rights organizations as an attempt to weaken the...P v. State Health Institution “Dorozhnaya Policlinika of Oktyabrskaya Railways” (Case 1066/05), Frunzensky District Court of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (10 August 2005)
Procedural Posture The Medical Expert Commission of the State Health Institution “Dorozhnaya Policlinika” [Railway Clinic] had declared the applicant professionally unfit. The applicant brought a civil action against the Railway Clinic to have the decision declared...Recent News
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