Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia With the support of Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion European Network on Statelessness Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 44th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (Fourth Cycle, November 2023) Russian Federation Discrimination related to ethnicity, migration status and citizenship TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction I. Omnipresence of discrimination in contemporary Russia II. Discrimination of Roma III. Discrimination of Crimean Tatars on ethnic and religious grounds IV. Discrimination of indigenous peoples V. Discrimination of migrants VI. The disastrous impact of the war and mobilization on members of minorities VII. Discrimination related to citizenship A. Detention of stateless persons and migrants in deportation centers B. Nationality stripping C. Assignment of Russian citizenship to children deported from Ukraine and their adoption in Russia Recommendations 31 March 2023 1