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Round table ’Human rights and legal incapacity in Russia: necessity to reform. ‘

Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia and Psychiatric Human Rights Center hold a round table ’Human rights and legal incapacity in Russia: necessity to reform. Discussing of theoretic and practical problems of introduction of partial incapability ’.

Published: March 1, 2010 Author: Liubov Vinogradova

When: Thursday, 4. March 2010 11 a.m.
To: Thursday, 4. March 2010
Where: Moscow, Zemlianoi Val, 57
Host: Andrei Sacharov Foundation
Contact: Liubov Vinogradova (info@npar.ru, ru@mdac.info / 7 (495) 625 06 20)

Round table is a part of the project ‘ Assistance to disabled people’s rights protection’, which is being realized with the support of Strategic Programs’ Foundation of British Embassy and Civil Rights Defenders (Switzerland).

Among the participants are scientists, lawyers, representatives of legislative authorities and specialized ministries, NGO, psychiatrists and others.

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