Human rights initiative "Woman.Society.Prison."

legal assistance / LGBTQ+ / feminism / migrants and internally displaced / healthcare

Russia

Coverage: Russia

Type: Initiative

Description: “Woman. Prison. Society” is a volunteer project, aimed to help women and children whose lives are tied to places of detention (former prisoners and their children; women whose relatives are serving sentences and women who are in places of detention). 

Aims and objectives: To strengthen the social and legal position of women in places of detention, including migrant women, through awareness, key skills of protection of women's rights and practices of adaptation after their release.

Main activities: We investigate human rights violations, research educates women about their rights.