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Respect for human rights in closed establishments of Russia

RRCHR in cooperation with Council of Europe will hold conference ‘Respect for Human Rights in Closed Establishments of Russia’. The participants will focus on such issues as progress and difficulties in work of Public Supervising Committees, analysis of the situation in colonies for juveniles and psychiatric hospitals and best practices of civil society’s monitoring of closed establishments, national and international experience.

Published: May 26, 2011

When: Monday, 30. May 2011
To: Tuesday, 31. May 2011
Where: Yekaterinburg, Kongress-Center of Marins Park Hotel
Host: Russian Reseach Center for Human Rights

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