Memorial (human rights group)
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Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties and historical memory.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T153441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memorial (human rights group) Context triple: [Right Livelihood Award, hasLaureate, Memorial (human rights group)]
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A.
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.
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B.
Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is a Chicago City Council body that focuses on policies, protections, and services affecting immigrants and refugees in the city.
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C.
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was a key civil rights organization in Birmingham, Alabama, that mobilized Black churches and communities in nonviolent protest against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s.
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D.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a major youth-led civil rights organization in the United States, best known for organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the 1960s.
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E.
Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils
The Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils is a regional body that coordinates collaboration, strategic planning, and shared services among local governments in New South Wales’ Hunter Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memorial (human rights group) Target entity description: Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties and historical memory.
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A.
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.
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B.
Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is a Chicago City Council body that focuses on policies, protections, and services affecting immigrants and refugees in the city.
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C.
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was a key civil rights organization in Birmingham, Alabama, that mobilized Black churches and communities in nonviolent protest against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s.
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D.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a major youth-led civil rights organization in the United States, best known for organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the 1960s.
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E.
Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils
The Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils is a regional body that coordinates collaboration, strategic planning, and shared services among local governments in New South Wales’ Hunter Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
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non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| archivesLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Peace Prize
ⓘ
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought ⓘ |
| co-recipientOf | 2022 Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ |
| co-recipientWith |
Ales Bialiatski
ⓘ
Center for Civil Liberties ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Soviet-era history
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ documentation of political repression ⓘ historical memory ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gulag system
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Soviet political repression ⓘ Stalinist purges ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| foundedInPoliticalContext | perestroika ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| hasMission | defend human rights and preserve the memory of political repression victims ⓘ |
| hasPart |
International Memorial
ⓘ
Memorial (human rights group) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Memorial Human Rights Centre
|
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| ideology | human rights advocacy ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for civil liberties
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defense of political prisoners ⓘ documenting Soviet-era political repression ⓘ preservation of historical memory ⓘ |
| legalStatusInRussia |
foreign agent
ⓘ
liquidated by court decision ⓘ |
| liquidationDecisionYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| NobelPeacePrizeYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
archives of Soviet-era crimes
ⓘ
documentation of victims of political repression ⓘ educational programs on historical memory ⓘ human rights monitoring reports ⓘ lists of political prisoners ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
former Soviet Union
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| opposes |
political repression in contemporary Russia
ⓘ
rehabilitation of Stalinism ⓘ |
| SakharovPrizeYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| typeOfNonprofit | advocacy organization ⓘ |
| website | https://memo.ru ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Memorial (human rights group) Description of subject: Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties and historical memory.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Memorial (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society)
subject surface form:
Memorial
this entity surface form:
Memorial Human Rights Centre
this entity surface form:
Memorial society
this entity surface form:
Memorial Human Rights Centre
this entity surface form:
Memorial (human rights organization)