Pope Francis reforms Vatican's legal systemPope Francis has reformed the Vatican's legal system, cancelling life imprisonment, setting the longest possible prison term at 30-35 years, and introducing the terms "torture" and "crimes against humanity."17:51 11.07.2013
ECHR: Limits on Russian debtors' travel abroad must be substantiatedThe European Court of Human Rights has informed Russia that limits on debtors' travel abroad must be substantiated and has fined Russia 2,000 euros in moral damages for restricting the free movement of an applicant, the court said on its website.17:22 11.07.2013
Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen to sign new collaboration agreementUkrainian ombudsman Valeriya Lutkovskaya and Russian human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin are going to sign a new collaboration agreement, the Ukrainian party’s press service reported Thursday.16:55 11.07.2013
Corruption up 450% in a year in Russian armed forces – prosecutorsThe financial cost of corruption uncovered in the Russian Armed Forces this year has soared 450 percent from last year to over 4.4 billion rubles ($130 million), the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Thursday.16:20 11.07.2013
Hermitage Capital CEO sentenced to nine years in absentiaThe Tverskoi District Curt in Moscow on Thursday found Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder guilty of tax evasion and sentenced him in absentia to nine years in a low security correctional prison, RAPSI reports from the court.15:25 11.07.2013
Collusion and conspiracy cases to be amnestied - officialCartel agreement cases will be amnestied, but this should be considered the last warning from the government, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Igor Artemyev said on Thursday.14:44 11.07.2013
Management reshuffle at Nemiroff's Ukrainian subsidiary deemed legalThe High Administrative Court of Ukraine (VASU) has upheld the decision by Nemiroff Holdings Limited to replace the chief executive of its Ukrainian subsidiary.14:31 11.07.2013
Foreigners may be banned from working at Sochi Olympics - reportThe Federation Council has drafted a law that will prohibit foreign nationals from working at large-scale international events in Russia.13:21 11.07.2013
Moscow court finds Magnitsky guilty of tax evasionThe Tverskoy District Court in Moscow has convicted the late British Hermitage Capital Fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion.12:43 11.07.2013
Putin's human right council considers returning terrorists' bodies to familiesThe Presidential Council for Human Rights is going to suggest to the president that a change be made to the policy of not giving dead terrorists' bodies back to their families for burial.12:16 11.07.2013
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