State Duma committees to consider initiative on amnesty for minor and female convictsChairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has ordered authorized committees to consider a proposal to pardon certain inmates including minors and woman having family obligations made by children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova.14:48 11.09.2019
Russian children’s ombudsman proposes amnesty for convicted minors and womenRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has forwarded a proposal for amnesty of certain inmates including minors and woman having family obligations to the State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.14:47 10.09.2019
Four minors got back from Syria aided by children’s ombudsman KuznetsovaChild rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova ensured return of four Russian children from Syria.11:53 09.09.2019
Syrian president expresses readiness to facilitate Russian minors' return homeSyrian president Bashar Hafez al-Assad has expressed his readiness to facilitate return of Russian minors to home during his meeting with Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova in Damascus.11:18 06.09.2019
Ombudsman Kuznetsova ascertains alleged fact of Russian child kidnapping in ItalyChildren’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is establishing the circumstances of alleged kidnapping of a 5-year-old Russian by social services in Italy.17:02 05.09.2019
Children's Rights Commissioner asks lawmakers to approve stricter punishment for pedophilesChildren's Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the State Duma to step up its work on a bill envisaging tougher punishment for sexual abuse of children, so it could be approved sooner.17:58 28.08.2019
Russian children’s ombudsman backs initiative on cell phone use restriction at schoolsRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova on Monday supported an initiative of the Ministry of Education to limit the use of cell phones by minors at schools.17:30 19.08.2019
Russian lawmakers take strides to facilitate search of missing minorsThe State Duma MPs passed a draft law expediting the search of missing children in a final third reading on Wednesday.14:45 24.07.2019
Two suspects arrested in Russia’s Far East as part of children camp fire caseTwo suspects were arrested on Tuesday as part of the investigation into a deadly fire in a children's camp in the Khabarovsk Krai, Far East.15:02 23.07.2019
Number of crimes against children rises in Russia's Perm Krai by 12%The number of crimes committed against children in the Perm Territory increased by nearly 12% in 2018, the regional minors’ ombudsman Svetlana Denisova told Russian child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova on Monday.17:18 22.07.2019
One more group of minors got back from Iraq aided by children’s ombudsman KuznetsovaAnother 33 children have been returned from Iraq to Russia with the assistance of minors’ rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.11:50 11.07.2019
Kuznetsova calls law enforcement to attend to child right clearance in orphan homesRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chair Alexander Bastrykin to direct the law enforcement bodies’ attention to the observance of rights of children living in orphan homes.15:03 25.06.2019
Russian child rights ombudsman says 12% of minor convicts are orphansIn 2018, 12% of minor convicts held in young offender colonies were orphans, Russia’s child rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova said on Wednesday.17:35 19.06.2019
Number of missing children decreases by 30% in last five years – ombudsmanThe number of missing minors has dropped in Russia by nearly one third in the last five years, according to the children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.14:43 18.06.2019
Around 50 Russian children to be returned from Iraq in JulyAround 50 Russian children will be returned from Iraq to their homeland in July, the statement released on the website of child rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova reads.12:58 13.06.2019
Russian children’s ombudsman reports rise in crimes against minorsThe number of crimes against minors has increased by 38% in the last three years, according to Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.15:00 04.06.2019
Russian child rights commissioner strives for reforming orphanage systemThe system of orphan homes in Russia needs to be reformed, children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has said during her meeting with President Vladimir Putin.17:31 31.05.2019
Number of young criminals in age from 14 to 15 rises - Russian children's ombudsmanThe number of minors committing crimes at the age of 14-15 is rising, which indicates a tendency towards the “youthification” of juvenile delinquency, Russian children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova said during a discussion concerning the problem of teenagers’ aggression on Monday.15:38 18.03.2019
Human Rights Council ready to help children’s ombudsman return Russian minors from SyriaThe Presidential Council for Human Rights is ready to aid the minors’ rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova in her work on the return of children from Syria to Russia.17:42 15.03.2019
Russian children’s ombudsman presses palliative care standard approvalRussian children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova pushed for approval of an effective palliative care standard during the State Duma parliamentary hearings held on Monday in connection with a palliative care bill review.15:40 11.02.2019