Jehovah's Witnesses magazine dispute suspended until May 29The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has suspended until May 29 its hearing of Jehovah's Witnesses' complaint about the ban on its Awake! and Watchtower magazines in Russia.14:30 22.05.2012
Chechen president's lawsuit against human rights activists set for May 29On May 29, the Moscow Tverskoy District Court will resume hearing the lawsuit of lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, representing the interests of Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov, against human rights organization, Memorial.14:08 22.05.2012
Lawsuit to quash YUKOS subsidiary's $360 mln loans postponed until May 28The Moscow Commercial Court has declared a recess until May 28 for the hearing of the lawsuit to invalidate four loan agreements between Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Yuganskneftegaz amounting to $360.5 million.13:29 22.05.2012
Supreme Court chairman disappointed with poor execution of judgmentsSupreme Court chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev, speaking at a judicial council meeting on Tuesday, brought up the issue of poor execution of judgments. He believes this indicates the inefficiency of justice in Russia and reflects very poorly on the entire judicial system.13:00 22.05.2012
Magnitsky relatives's appeal against posthumous prosecution dismissedThe Moscow City Court rejected on Monday the appeal by relatives of Hermitage Capital fund's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in pret-trial detention, against continuing the criminal case against him.11:46 22.05.2012
Ombudsman insists on investigation into Russian-born child's death in USChildren's rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov has declared the need to investigate into the death of a Russian-born child adopted by an American family in 2008.11:04 22.05.2012
Suspected Pussy Riot punk-gang member goes on hunger strikeOne of the alleged Pussy Riot punk gang members, who was charged with public disorder in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, has gone on hunger strike.10:32 22.05.2012
Human rights activists call to deny ex-prosecutor's extradition to RussiaThe Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights claims former Russian Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko's case may be politically motivated and suggests bringing him to trial in Poland.10:03 22.05.2012
Tymoshenko disputes disclosure of data on her treatmentFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has filed a lawsuit claiming that confidential information regarding her treatment has been unlawfully disclosed.18:14 21.05.2012
Justice minister must cooperate more with Strasbourg court, lawyers sayLawyers largely welcome Alexander Konovalov's reappointment as justice minister, based on a survey held by the Russian Legal Information Agency. Meanwhile, they hope that he will pay closer attention to the systematic violations uncovered by the European Court of Human Rights.17:48 21.05.2012
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022