Moscow Bureau for Human Rights
Encyclopedia
The Moscow Bureau for Human Rights is Russian human rights
monitoring non-governmental organization
, which is headed by Alexander Brod
.
The Bureau publishes monitoring materials of the violation of human rights in Russia
, carries out educational programs, holds press-conferences. The Bureau won a European Commission
grant to conduct project Public Campaign to Combat Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism, and Ethnic Discrimination in the Multinational Russian Federation.
The Public Council of the Bureau includes Alla Gerber
, Leonid Zhukhovitsky, Alexander Rekemchuk, Mark Rozovsky.
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
monitoring non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
, which is headed by Alexander Brod
Alexander Brod
Alexander Semenovich Brod is a Jewish-Russian human rights activist.He is a member of Public Chamber of Russia and a director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights...
.
The Bureau publishes monitoring materials of the violation of human rights in Russia
Human rights in Russia
The rights and liberties of the citizens of the Russian Federation are granted by Chapter 2 of the Constitution adopted in 1993.Russia is the signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and has also ratified a number of other international human rights instruments, including the...
, carries out educational programs, holds press-conferences. The Bureau won a European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
grant to conduct project Public Campaign to Combat Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism, and Ethnic Discrimination in the Multinational Russian Federation.
The Public Council of the Bureau includes Alla Gerber
Alla Gerber
Alla Efremovna Gerber is a Russian politician, journalist and film critic.- Life :In 1955 Alla Gerber graduated from the faculty of law of the Moscow State University. In the following years she worked as a lawyer and a journalist...
, Leonid Zhukhovitsky, Alexander Rekemchuk, Mark Rozovsky.