Russia : human rights and religious freedom reports / Ryan S. Molloy, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Molloy, Ryan S., editor.

Series:

Russian political, economic and security issues.

Human rights, background and issues.

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Human Rights: Background and Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion--Russia (Federation).

Freedom of religion.

Human rights--Russia (Federation).

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the context of growing human rights abuses, religious freedom conditions in Russia suffered serious setbacks. The Russian government's application of its extremism law violates the rights of members of certain Muslim groups and allegedly ""non-traditional"" religious communities, particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, through raids, detentions, and imprisonment. Various laws and practices increasingly grant preferential status to the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Russian Federation has a highly centralized political system, with power increasingly concentrated in the pr

Contents:

""RUSSIA. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORTS""; ""RUSSIA. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: RUSSIA 2012 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SECTION 1. RESPECT FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON, INCLUDING FREEDOM FROM""; ""SECTION 2. RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING""; ""SECTION 3. RESPECT FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO CHANGE THEIR GOVERNMENT""; ""SECTION 4. OFFICIAL CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT""

""SECTION 5. GOVERNMENTAL ATTITUDE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS""""SECTION 6. DISCRIMINATION, SOCIETAL ABUSES, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS""; ""SECTION 7. WORKER RIGHTS""; ""Chapter 2: RUSSIA 2012 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""Chapter 3: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: RUSSIA""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONDITIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY""

""Chapter 4: RUSSIA - UNRULY STATE OF LAW: FINDINGS FROM A VISIT OF THEU.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (USCIRF)""""LAWS AFFECTING RUSSIA�S RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES""; ""VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIMS""; ""EXTREMISM LAW AND BANS ON RELIGIOUS MATERIALS""; ""DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENT CRIMES""; ""ARSENAL OF NEW LAWS AGAINST CIVIL SOCIETY""; ""ACTIONS AGAINST “BLASPHEMY�""; ""OTHER RELEVANT ISSUES""; ""A NEW STATE POLICY OF “SELECTIVE SECULARISM?�""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62808-849-4