Ruling of Justice Court
On 26 May 2015, Citizens’ Watch proved its case in court against the accusations of allegedly having submitted a wrong report on the sources and size of its annual income.
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Citizens’ Watch has received a notice from the Prosecutor’s Office
Citizens' Watch has received a notice from the Prosecutor's Office
See below the translation of the Notice of Violation.
Citizens' Watch wishes a happy New Year to all its partners, supporters and friends.
Court reporting in Russia and Europe
On December 1st 2014, a seminar “Court Reporting in Russia and Europe” was held in Saint Petersburg. Journalists and lawyers were invited to take part in the event, which was organised by the human rights organization Citizens’ Watch and the Guild of Court Reporters.
School of Court Reporting opens in St Petersburg
On 7 – 8 November, Saint Petersburg was host to the first seminar of the School of Judiciary Journalism, organized by Citizens’ Watch and the Guild of Court Reporters. Leading figures and experts at the event included Executive Director of the Guild, Sergei Chizhkov; journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the news agency «Судебные Решения.РФ» (courtdecisions.rf), Pavel Netupskiy; Professor of Criminal Law at Saint Petersburg State University and retired Chairman of the Saint Petersburg City Court, Vladimir Poludnyakov; and spokeswoman and assistant to the chairman of the Pushkin District Court of Saint Petersburg, Daria Lebedeva. Participants included journalists from the cities of Saint Petersburg, Pskov, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk, Arkhangels, Vologda, and Kaliningrad.
Commemoration Day in honour of the Victims of Political Repression
On the 30th of October, victims of repression during the Soviet era will be remembered and honoured all over Russia as part of Commemoration Day.
Final conference: Legal assistance for vulnerable groups provided by NGOs
On the 26th of September, Citizens Watch and the Institute of Law named after Prince P.G. Oldenburgsky hosted a conference “The potential of non-governmental organisations in providing free legal assistance to vulnerable groups“ in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Violence and Safety
On 3 September 2014, the anniversary of the tragic events in Beslan in 2004, activists of Citizens’ Watch ran a session on “Violence and Safety” with the pupils of secondary school 230 in St Petersburg.
Hate speech in schools
On 27 August 2014, representatives of Citizens’ Watch discussed the subject of hate speech and a-social behaviour of teenagers with the teachers of college 384 in St. Petersburg.
The Academy of Justice’s Discussion on the interaction of courts and journalists
On June 16th in the North-West Branch of the Russian Academy of Justice held a seminar on “Legislative Frameworks and Technological Cooperation between Courts with the Media and Journalists.” The seminar was attended by press secretaries and presidents of the court, citizens of Russia, journalists, third sector representatives (NGOs) and other experts.
“Citizens Watch’s” open-door days
“Citizens Watch” took part in the NGO Open-Door Week, held in St. Petersburg from the 5th to the 11th of June. Meetings were held on the topics of human rights education, public scrutiny, and a legal lecture on interacting with police and officials.