The COVID-19 pandemic exposed chronic under-resourcing in health care. The authorities used the pandemic as a pretext to continue the crackdown on all dissent, including through amendments to a vaguely worded law on “fake news” and tightening restrictions on public gatherings. Peaceful protesters,...

Amnesty International is calling for an immediate and unconditional release of Roman Ivanov, journalist from Korolev, Moscow Oblast, who is standing trial on charges of “public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of Russian Armed Forces abroad committed with the motive of...

Amnesty International strongly condemns a new escalation in the attack against the legal profession by the Russian authorities, after repressive legislation was used to arbitrarily arrest, detain and bring politically-motivated charges against lawyers representing Aleksei Navalny, and to jail...

Amnesty International welcomes the comprehensive first report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation. The organization expressed its concern about the human rights situation in Russia that has been deteriorating for decades and particularly in the wake...

This document contains suggested recommendations to be made to the states under review at the 44th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November 2023. The countries covered are Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, Russian Federation,...

In this joint letter civil society organizations call on Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council to support the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation during the 54th session of the...

Immediately following their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian authorities embarked on a campaign to silence domestic criticism of the war and to stop the dissemination of reports of violations of international humanitarian law committed by Russian forces. The Russian...

The health condition of Aleksei Navalny, Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience, raises serious concerns. The Russian authorities’ failure to provide him with adequate healthcare, his continued harassment and ill-treatment in prison, and their recent use of force against him gravely...

This submission was prepared for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Russian Federation on 13 November 2023. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Russia in its previous UPR, including in relation to counterextremism and counterterrorism...

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Russian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and forcibly disappeared a man who had been previously detained and tortured in Chechnya for his presumed sexual orientation, ten international and Russian human rights organizations said today. Idris Arsamikov’s whereabouts remain unknown, and the...

Covid-19, the Russian aggression against Ukraine, and widespread reliance on “traditional values” have compounded a deteriorating human rights situation and increasing levels of domestic violence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This report exposes institutional, social and cultural challenges...

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has been marked by a flagrant disregard for civilian life, has had a devastating impact on older people. This report shows how older people have made up a disproportionate number of civilian deaths and injuries. It also shows how intersecting...