MOSCOW, March 28 - RAPSI. The majority of Russians (63%) believe that human rights violations are common in Russia while nearly one third of the population (27%) believes the opposite, according to a poll published by the Public Poll Foundation.

The survey found that over the past two years, 72% of respondents had not been in a situation where their rights or the rights of a family member had been violated.

The most important rights, according to the poll, are the right to free medical help (71%), the right to have a job (57%) and the right to a free education (54%). The right to offer input into public administration and the right of freedom of assembly were very important to only 3% of the respondents.

"Judging from the interviews, the right to travel and a choice of residence is exercised most freely. The right to work and to fair pay, equality before the law and the right to free medical help are the most violated in the country," the Public Poll Foundation reports.

The poll was conducted on March 9-10 and included about 1,500 residents in 100 cities and villages in 43 regions. The statistical error is 3.6%.