september 29, 2008
In 1941 in Babyi Yar took place the most mass extermination of people in Europe, occupied by the Nazis. On this day more than 30 thousand Ukranian Jews perished. Babyi Yar, situated on the outskirts of Kiev, became a symbol of people’s extermination not in the «camps of death», but in their domicile, in the sight of the rest of the population.
From: YHRM’s Calendar
september 24, 2008
On this day in 1945, the UN Charter came into force.
From: YHRM’s Calender
september 19, 2008
International Day of Peace was designated by United Nations in 2001. During this day all states are called to cease all hostilities and honor peace and non-violence.
From: YHRM’s Calender
september 9, 2008
MATERIALS PREPARED BY RUSSIAN NGOs FOR THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF RUSSIA IN THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
This collection of materials has been produced in August-September 2008 by a coalition of Russian NGOs for submission to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the course of preparation of Universal Periodic Review of implementation of international obligations by the Russian Federation in the UN Human Rights Council. The materials have been prepared in accordance with the Office of the HCHR guidelines and include recommendations and references to more detailed reports and publications. (Läs mer…)
september 7, 2008
International Monitoring Group REPORT THE CONDITIONS OF THE CIVIL POPULATION DURING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN the RUSSIAN FEDERATION and GEORGIA
Representanter från YHRM deltog den 25-29 augusti 2008 i en Monitoring till Georgien. Delegationen bestod av ryssar, ukrainare, georgier och en italienare. De besökte Tbilisi och Gori, men lyckades inte ta sig in på de områden som kontrollerades av Ryssland. Läs rapporten (på engelska) på YHRM’s hemsida.
YHRM: International Monitoring Group REPORT on Mission in Georgia (Läs mer…)
september 1, 2008
APPEAL
of the working group of the international action “Remember 1937!”
and the initiative group of the international campaign “Anti-Stalinism”
on the situation around the project “The name of Russia”
On the 8th of May this year the state central television channel ”Rossiya”, the radio station “Mayak”, the Institute of Russian history of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Foundation “Public opinion” launched a project called “The name of Russia – historical choice 2008” (www.nameofrussia.ru). The idea of the project is that one historical character that symbolizes Russia for its citizens should be elected in a series of steps. “Who personifies Russia and Russia’s past, with whom are we facing the future? A villain or a saint? An evildoer or a genius? A hero or an impostor? You are to answer to all those questions!” says the presentation on the internet site of the project. (Läs mer…)
september 1, 2008
On this day in 1939, World War II, the bloodiest war in history, broke out.
From: YHRM’s Calendar
