Brännpunkter öst
Mänskliga rättigheter i de forna sovjetrepublikerna

Focal Points East
Human Rights in the Former Soviet Republics
[in Swedish]

In this volume human rights activists from Moldavia, Russia, Tadzhikistan, Chechnya, Ukraine and Belarus tell about their work for human rights in their respective countries. Meet HIV infected drug addicts in Kiev, who have joined together to help each other when society doesn't. Read about the struggle of homosexuals for their right to be respected, about trafficking in Tadzhikistan, violence against women in Moldavia or mothers in Chechnya who search for their lost sons. Also, activists report on the legal position in today's Russia and Belarus.

Brännpunkter öst is compiled by The Swedish Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights and is a unique project giving a concise picture of the human rights movements in the former Soviet republics.