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Smith CONTENT Greetings 4 CHARITABLE Mission and values 6 PROGRAMS: Main areas of our work 8 Refugees 16 Committee structure 10 The stateless 20 Board members 11 Labor migrants 22 Main numbers of the year 12 Victims of hate crime 24 Finance report 13 Help to prisoners Analytical work 14 from the North Caucasus Republics 26 Access to education 28 Integration courses 30 Medical aid 32 Psychological counseling 33 Humanitarian aid 34 Partnership 35 Sponsors 36 Private donations 36 Support of mass media 37 In the photo - Mohamed. His parents approached the Civic Assistance Committee Our volunteers 38 when they faced challenges while getting him into school. Mohamed started to attend the Committee's Integration Center for Syrian refugee children. The organization’s experts Public events 40 also helped his parents to collect documents necessary for school enrollment. *Photo of Mohamed by Vladimir Averin for “Takie Dela” How to help 41 4 COMMITTEE REPORT // GREETINGS DE AR FRIENDS! has brought us 2019 many victories, no doubt due to efforts of not only our staff, but also donors, volunteers, and followers. Thanks to your support, we were able to provide legal, psychological, medical and humanitarian aid to refugees and migrants from different countries. Svetlana Gannushkina, Chairman of the Committee. CIVIC ASSISTANCE 5 We would like to acknowledge the asylum system within Russia and work of the lawyers of the Memorial world-wide. We also organized two Human Rights Centre, who work music parties in “Rovesnik” bar, where closely in connection with migration refugees played their favorite music consultants of the Civic Assistance while people danced. Committee. Together, we won many Our volunteers helped us accompany important landmark cases in the refugees to the migration authorities DE AR European Court. and courts, interpreting In 2019, we were interviews and court approached by OUR VOLUNTEERS HELPED US hearings, translating FRIENDS! several Chechen girls TO ACCOMPANY REFUGEES TO our reports and much who were forced THE MIGRATION AUTHORITIES more. to flee their homes AND COURTS, INTERPRETING All year round, our because of abuse INTERVIEWS AND COURT HEARINGS, Integration Center in from their relatives. TRANSLATING OUR REPORTS Noginsk was working Unfortunately, young AND MUCH MORE. with Syrian children. Chechnian girls not This summer, our ordinarily ask for lawyers and the Syrian help from law enforcement agencies project coordinator made sure that because those agencies typically do most of these children were admitted not want to meddle in family matters. into school. Thankfully, we were able to help them Unfortunately, there is much because of our cooperation with resistance with education authorities Tatyana Moskalkova, the Commissioner with admitting students into school for Human Rights in the Russian even though education is one of Federation and Tatyana Potyaeva, the the most important influences that Commissioner for Human Rights in a country can exert on the people living Moscow. in it. In 2019, we organized various meetings, round table discussions, Svetlana Gannushkina, and lectures on migration issues and Chairman of the Committee 6 COMMITTEE REPORT // OUR WORKT MISSION AND VALUES The Civic Assistance Committee is a group of people who care and believe that regardless of the circumstances, all people should retain the right to live, study, work and receive medical care. Protest on Red Square in memory of the human rights activist Natalia Yestemirova. Svetlana Gannushkina with a sign that reads "Yestemirova's murders are still not found". CIVIC ASSISTANCE 7 We sincerely believe that the most Humankind will not be saved by important task of our society is to help the latest technology or scientific and support those who are in a difficult advances. Humankind will be saved by situation. After all, that is the essence humanity. And if you think and feel the of humanism. Do not turn away from same — join us! those who are in trouble. Do not make a difference between people on any ground. Ensure that Maxim Gorky’s famous phrase “A human being - it sounds proudly!” does not lose its meaning and relevance. The team of the Civic Assistance Committee by the court-house where refusal of asylum to Naser Nahim was considered. (In the photo Afghan Naser Nahim, who is a Dari translator holding his son). With the support of the Committee, Naser has eventually obtained temporary asylum. 8 COMMITTEE REPORT // OUR WORK MAIN AREAS OF OUR WORK hile it is difficult to estimate the scope of support that is needed by those who W approach us, here are the most impor- tant areas highlighted: Counseling for those applying for refugee sta- tus, temporary asylum, permanent residency, temporary residence permits, counseling on obtaining citizenship, social, medical aid, etc. Often asylum seekers are confused, disoriented and do not know who to approach, and what Svetlana Gannushkina and Afghani refugee Sadat. Supporters of the to do. Committee helped raise money for refugee treatment. Thanks! Chemotherapy helped, cancer is receding. CIVIC ASSISTANCE 9 Svetlana Gannushkina is in the room which the Committee calls the"project", speaking with the press secretary Lera (left) and volunteer Zeynep (right) We represent the interests of refugees, Students of the Russian migrant workers and the stateless in court, and language courses, how happy to help to protect their legal rights. see our students enjoying it! Humanitarian aid. Often people in distress Medical and psychological aid. The vast are left with nothing; neither clothing nor majority of migrants do not have access to free hygienic items. And our task is to provide them health care. Almost all of them are also in need with the essentials. of psychological counseling in order to survive their traumatic situations and return to normal Assistance in educating refugee children and life. adult migrants. Unfortunately, not every child has an opportunity to attend Russian compre- Overcoming the negative attitude of socie- hensive school, and we try to ensure that all ty towards migrants. We try and raise aware- children are able to attend school. Yet there is ness that the migrants and refugees become another problem; those who started Russian victims of these terrible circumstances, and it school are in need of help with their studies. is not their faults. We should treat them with We are also able provide this support. compassion and understanding. 10 COMMITTEE REPORT // OUR WORK COMMITTEE STRUCTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 51 PEOPLE Coordinator MANAGEMENT BOARD: 8 PEOPLE Aids PROGRAM COORDINATOR PRESIDENT: LAWYERS HEAD OF THE COUNSELING Therapist CHIEF OFFICE (VICE-PRESIDENT) ACCOUNTANT PR manager Psychologist Migration Assistant SMM Accountant consultants specialist Press secretary ADMINISTRATOR Courier Fundraiser Translators VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Security Storage staff staff Volunteers Cleaner IT specialist Analyst CIVIC ASSISTANCE 11 BOARD MEMBERS Svetlana Gannushkina Laila Rogozina Elena Burtina Karina Kotova President of Civic Head of the counseling Coordinator of Assistance Coordinator of Integration Assistance Committee office of Civic Assistance to the Stateless project of project of Civic Assistance Committee Civic Assistance Committee Committee Natalia Gontsova Varvara Tretyak Anastasya Denisova Olga Chmurova Volunteer of Civic Coordinator for the Coordinator for Amnesty Lawyer Assistance Committee Committee's charity International programs 12 COMMITTEE REPORT // OUR WORK MAIN NUMBERS OF THE YEAR WE PROVIDED ADULTS WE GRANTED studied Russian with us 3194 451 40 for free legal consultations cash allowances CHILDREN in the amount of attended classes at the Children's 1 862 159 rubles Integration 52 Center 1144 WE PROVIDED PEOPLE received personal belongings 1493 medical consultations CIVIC ASSISTANCE 13 FINANCE REPORT EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR 2019: TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR: 47,5 MILLION RUBLES SOCIAL RECEPTIONS 1313%% СОЦИАЛЬНЫЙ ПРИЁМ 12% 12% ЮРИДИЧЕСКАЯLEGAL AID ПОМОЩЬ СВЯЗИPUBLIC С ОБЩЕСТВЕННОСТЬЮ RELATIONS СЕМИНАРЫ,SEMINARS КANDОНФЕРЕНЦИИ CONFERENCES 11%11% РАБОТАWORK С WITH ВОЛОНТЁРАМИ VOLUNTEERS АДМИНИСТРАТИВНЫЕADMINISTRATIVE COSTS РАСХОДЫ ИНТЕГРАЦИОННАЯONLINE HELP ПОМОЩЬ ГУHUMANITARIANМАНИТАРНАЯ ПОМОЩ ASSISTANCEЬ 40% 9%9% АНАЛИТИЧЕСКАЯANALYTICAL WORK РАБОТА EXPENDITURE BREAKDOWN: 6%6% 4%4% EXPENDITURE RUBLES 2%3%3% 2% 1 Administration 6 264 574 2 Social Counseling 18 958 433 3 Legal aid 5 642 940 This data on costs is 4 Humanitarian aid 2 743 233 from 01/01/2019 to 12/31/2019 5 Integration program 5 232 064 6 Analytical work 1 413 936 More information can be found 7 Work with volunteers 833 864 of the Ministry of Justice website 8 Public Relations 4 510 934 9 Workshops and conferences 1 909 090 TOTAL 47 509 069 14 COMMITTEE REPORT // OUR WORK ANALYTICAL WORK reparing analytical materials is were forced to leave their homes. an important part of our work. We analyze data on refugee status Russian authorities’ websites and temporary asylums granted, P publish scarce data on the monitor court hearings
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