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10th April delegates of the United Conference of the Russian Research Center for Human Rights re-elected Valentina Melnikova, leader of the Soldiers Mothers, as the Chairperson of the Board. They also elected a new Director of the Center. (17-APR-07)
 

Police violently quashed an opposition march near Pushkin Square on Saturday 14th of March, beating and detaining more than 100 people.Oon Sunday the police violently clashed with protesters in St. Petersburg. The Dissenters’ Marches this weekend are the third and forth in recent months to be suppressed or violently dispersed by the police.  (16-APR-07).
 

7th April a rally in memory of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who perished exactly six months ago, was held in the center of Moscow. Participants of the rally recalled all journalists killed in post-Soviet the Russian Federation and they also demanded a stop to persecutions of political prisoners and to violence in the Chechen Republic. (14-APR-07)
 

The United the Russian Federation party is preparing a project called “Civil service reserve”. The project is aimed at promoting young peopleu and specialists – members of United the Russian Federation – and helping them in climbing the career ladder. Not srprisingly, human rights activists have been criticizing the project. They believe that a Soviet reality, where people who did not join the Communist Party were impeded in their careers, is returning. (09-APR-07)
 

Kremlin is obliging all political parties to give up their right to participate in “Marches of Discontent”. The President’s Administration forces political leaders to sign a special charter, undertaking free-will obligations not to collaborate with so-called extremist politicians and in particularly not to take part in oppositional rallies. (06-APR-07)
 

On March 27th, well-known human rights activists sent an open statement to RF Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin and Chairperson of the President Council for Development of Civil Society Ella Pamfilova. Human rights activists appeal for urgent uniting of forces against violations of civil rights. (29-MAR-07)
 
 

On March 2nd, a well-known Russian reporter Ivan Safronov from “Kommersant” newspaper perished under the obscure circumstances in Moscow. Investigators considered suicide the most likely explanation for Safronov’s death. Journalist’s relatives and colleagues doubt that Safronov could have committed suicide and are going to conduct their own investigation. (13-MAR-07)
 

Gender stereotypes are widespread in Russian society. Although the Russian Federation adopted official policy of equality Russian authorities did not create the conditions that would result in true equality between men and women. (06-MAR-07)
 

Representatives of several leading human rights organizations stated that they wouldn’t take part in a human rights conference, which would be organized by acting president of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov on March, 1st in Grozny. (25-FEB-07)