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Search results for Project Country: Russia
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Focus:
Displaying records 326-350 of 485 results
All results totalling $37,716,941
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Project Title: Civil Society Dialogue
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To provide support for civil society activists and organizations carrying out their work under pressure. Capacity-building and technical support programs for civil society activists and organizations will be conducted, and legal assistance will be provided as needed. In addition, debates and discussions with democratic actors and activists will be organized.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,923
Project Title: Counteracting Discrimination Against Minorities
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To reduce instances of hate crimes and counteract discrimination against minorities . A series of trainings for volunteers, activists and members of the community-at-large will be conducted on tolerance, public activism, and means of responding to hate crimes. When necessary, legal assistance and emergency help will be provided to victims of human rights abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $33,880
Project Title: Countering Transborder Corruption
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase the capacity and effectiveness of those working to combat transborder corruption. The organization will work to create international networks between activists, journalists, and others seeking to develop new tools for exposing transborder corruption and its international consequences and to enhance the effectiveness of international and domestic accountability mechanisms in affected countries. The organization will expand its archive of documentary evidence relevant to major cases of transborder corruption, produce investigations into transborder corruption, and carry out advocacy in support of anti-corruption measures.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $101,605
Project Title: Curbing Corruption
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote accountability and increase transparency among Eurasian public officials, with a particular focus on foreign asset ownership. The organization will to continue to update and improve its English-language database with publicly available information about government officials, their assets and ownership rights abroad. The database will be promoted and presented to European stakeholders.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $65,020
Project Title: Defending Digital Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To defend the digital rights of citizens, including their rights to freedom of expression and association, security, and privacy online; and to promote public awareness and engagement around significant internet freedom issues. Strategic litigation and public awareness raising and advocacy will be conducted on significant digital rights issues, and related monitoring and analysis will be regularly published online.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $110,094
Project Title: Defending Minorities' Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase access to legal aid for minorities who are subject to violations of their rights and to help raise awareness of minority rights violations amongst the human rights community. Pro-bono legal assistance will be offered to victims of human rights violations and a series of roundtables addressing human rights topics will be held.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $32,120
Project Title: Democracy Network
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support the development of a resource hub for civil society organizations operating from inside and outside the country. The organization will offer technical resources to help democrats-at-risk continue their work in increasingly challenging conditions, and the ongoing development of a hub for democratic civil society activism will be supported.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $146,474
Project Title: Democratic Conflict Resolution
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To create a platform for the development of democratic solutions to local conflict and to promote the capacity of civil society actors to effectively address related issues. The organization will convene local civil society leaders and academics and support their work to develop democratic strategies and plans for concrete conflict resolution strategies.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Digital Investigative Journalism and Training
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with accurate information on foreign and security policy and to foster the capacity of journalists and NGOs to utilize new digital tools and research techniques in their work, including regional networks. In-depth investigative reporting, coverage of current events, and analysis will be published online, and a training and mentorship program will be conducted.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $88,722
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To improve access to information pertaining to the violation of fundamental human rights and international law. A database of such violations and instances will be regularly updated with news and information, and relevant information from the database will be shared with activists, journalists, and lawyers.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $100,004
Project Title: Empowering Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To enhance the capacity of civil society groups in the country and to provide support for the activities and networking of civil society actors and organizations. Public events and various education programs promoting democratic values will be organized, and collaboration and interaction between civic activists and groups will be supported.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $57,600
Project Title: Engaging Regional Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To increase the professionalism of local civic activists and to promote cooperation among local activists. Research on local-level civic activism will be conducted and organizations will be helped to develop their capacity to conduct information and advocacy campaigns and to address systemic rights violations and other issues in their communities.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $205,301
Project Title: History and Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To educate and encourage discussion among youth and educators about de-Stalinization and the ramifications of historical political repression and other human rights violations, including their relevance today. Seminars for educators and activists on methods for and approaches to teaching young audiences about human rights history and current related issues will be conducted.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $35,750
Project Title: Human Rights and Historical Memory
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of the problems facing civil society and to improve the public's understanding of the role of political repression in history and in modern society. Development of online informational resources will be conducted, the public's access to historical information will be enhanced, and responses to public requests for historical information will be provided.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $56,685
Project Title: Human Rights Center
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To improve knowledge of and respect for international human rights standards, to raise awareness of individual rights, to improve access to justice for prisoners, and to increase the legal and management expertise of civil society activists. Human rights and legal education programs will be conducted, leadership trainings and seminars will be offered, and legal assistance will be provided.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $62,670
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen public understanding of human rights related issues and the important role that civil society organizations play in defending human rights. Informational assistance will be offered to local civil society organizations that defend human rights and citizens' fundamental freedoms, and information will be produced and published about their work.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $41,968
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the capacity of lawyers working to defend the fundamental human rights of citizens. A series of online trainings for professionals who wish to work on these topics will be developed and conducted, and participants will be mentored as they apply the training in order to carry out work to defend human rights.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $44,475
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote the rule of law and the defense of human rights using legal mechanisms and to increase the capacity of those striving to defend the rule of law and address significant human rights violations. A training and practical skills program dedicated to a human rights topic will be conducted.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $69,972
Project Title: Human Rights Litigation
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To defend victims of human rights abuses. The organization will monitor instances of human rights abuses, provide legal aid to victims, and use advocacy and strategic litigation to challenge government practices violating fundamental rights. It will also expand its work defending the interests of people who become victims of police violence while exercising their right to free assembly.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Human Rights Monitoring
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise public awareness of human rights, to improve citizens' access to legal aid, and to encourage increased responsiveness to the needs of victims of human rights violations. A legal aid program will be offered for victims of human rights violations and assistance will be provided to victims in filing their complaints, gathering evidence, and representing their cases in court. Two trips to commemorate and discuss past human rights abuses will take place.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $27,150
Project Title: Improving Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To improve access to information about human rights and environmental issues. Consultations with experts in these fields will be conducted, a website dedicated to discussing these issues will be maintained, informational materials on important and timely topics will be published, and a training for journalists interested in these topics will be hosted.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $52,501
Project Title: Increasing Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide the public with access to accurate information about important ecological issues. Significant violations of citizens' rights will be monitored and legal and informational expertise will be offered. Information about the project's activities will be published and awareness raising of ecological and human rights issues will be regularly conducted.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $87,260
Project Title: Increasing Access to Justice
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote adherence to the rule of law by advocating for compliance with and implementation of international norms and domestic legislation. To increase domestic and international awareness about the use of international mechanisms as a tool to address human rights violations. Monitoring will be conducted and technical assistance will be offered to victims of human rights violations.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $100,008
Project Title: Independent Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with an independent source of reliable and accurate information about local events, news, and significant social, economic, and political developments. News reporting, analysis of local trends, and information about civil society and human rights related issues will be collected and will be regularly published online.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Independent News and Analysis
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the availability of high-quality independent news and analysis on significant political, economic, and social developments and to promote open debate and discussion around topics of public interest. Analytical reporting and commentary on current events will be published online, and the development of a new generation of analysts will be fostered.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $36,400
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