SOVA Center

The SOVA Center is a non-governmental organization in Russia.

History

It was founded in 2002. Your research and publication topics include racism, nationalism, and human rights in Russia. Conductor is Alexander Markovich Werchowski.

Sova uses administrative, political and social tools to counteract xenophobic violence. They report on political nationalism on the part of Russian authorities to counter extremism. Despite the public attention, the SOVA receives since its founding, few effective measures have been taken. Racial violence continues to increase and the range of ultra - nationalist groups consolidated. Representatives of the political elite sometimes operate openly xenophobic rhetoric.