Learn and help: how to defend detainees in court

To fully protect detainees in courts, we need the help of savvy and professionally trained volunteers. Therefore, on April 26 at 19:00, the Memorial Human Rights Center, together with OVD-Info , the Sitting Russia movement and the Public Verdict Foundation, will hold a practical seminar for lawyers on protecting the right to freedom of assembly.

In three weeks, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has already held about 500 administrative trials of those detained on March 26. There are still hundreds of cases ahead in the district court, and then hundreds of proceedings in the Moscow City Court. This is a lot, and without the active participation of civil society we cannot help detainees: most detainees encounter the judicial system for the first time and need legal assistance.

There are still about 600 trials ahead of those detained on March 26, where defense attorneys with appropriate practical and theoretical training will be greatly needed. We invite to the seminar lawyers and future lawyers studying in senior courses, lawyers, civil activists who wish to participate in the legal defense of those detained on March 26 in Moscow.

At the seminar, our lawyers and defenders who handle cases of detainees in national authorities and in the ECHR:

• will talk about the current progress of the trials for those detained on March 26;
• will share practical experience in conducting cases in courts under Art. 20.2 and 19.3 of the Administrative Code;
• they will talk about strategies and prospects for appealing administrative liability (Moscow City Court, ECHR);
• They will familiarize you in detail with the procedural documents used (petitions, complaints to the Moscow City Court).

Seminar participants will have the opportunity to undergo practical training in tandem with experienced lawyers directly in preparation for court proceedings and to participate in the actual process of defending detainees in court.

To participate in the seminar you must register here . Unfortunately, the number of seats in the hall is limited.

The seminar will be held at: st. Karetny Ryad 5/10 (15 minutes walk from Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Trubnaya, Novoslobodskaya, Pushkinskaya/Chekhovskaya/Tverskaya metro stations). The entrance is from Karetny Row, there is a sign on the door: “Memorial Society.”