Preparations are underway for next return of Russian children from Syria – KuznetsovaPreparations are underway for the next return of Russian children from Syria, the country’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova announced on Friday.15:42 21.08.2020
Pair may be deprived of parental rights for juggling their baby – Prosecutor General’s OfficeThe Central District Court of the town of Sochi is to hear a case against a married couple, who have published on the internet a video record demonstrating their abusive treatment of their baby daughter.14:31 21.08.2020
Surrogacy center CEO to remain detained till mid-September in kids trade caseThe Moscow City Court has upheld detention of CEO of the European Surrogacy Center Vladislav Melnikov in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children.15:19 20.08.2020
Twenty six children returned from Syria – Russian child rights commissionerAn airplane of Russia’s Defense Ministry with twenty six Russian children onboard returned from Syria overnight into Tuesday, according to the press service of the minors’ ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova.12:02 18.08.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman reports rise in family rights protection complaints in 2020The number of applications concerning protection of family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood rights filed with the Office of Russia’s High Commissioner of Human Rights in the first half of 2020 increased twice as compared to the same period of the previous year, federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova said during the Rights and Responsibility of Fathers roundtable on Friday.15:10 14.08.2020
Russian children’s ombudsman welcomes foreign drug purchase liberalizationRussia’s Child Rights Commissioner has supported liberalization of purchase of certain foreign drugs.17:26 07.08.2020
Appeal against surrogacy center CEO’s detention in kids trade case set for August 12The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of CEO of the European Surrogacy Center Vladislav Melnikov in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children on August 12.17:51 04.08.2020
Russia’s Children Ombudsman backs SMA cure to be put on essential drugs listThe Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes that the adding of Spinraza medication to the Governmental list of vital and essential drugs is to become an important step in treatment of children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).14:16 04.08.2020
Russia’s Civic Chamber member urges creation of institute of jurors on family mattersThe institute of jurors on family matters needs to be introduced as an additional mechanism protecting rights of parents in cases their children have to be removed by social workers.17:32 30.07.2020
Appeals against detention of three child trafficking case defendants set for August 3The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against detention of three defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children on August 3.10:46 30.07.2020
Children’s Ombudsman to turn to law enforcers over alleged child abuse in Urals monasteryRussia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is to ask the Prosecutor General’s Office and the federal Investigative Committee to launch a probe into allegations of child abuse in a nunnery situated near town of Sredneuralsk in the Sverdlovsk Region.16:00 27.07.2020
Parents start addressing Russia’s Children’s Ombudsman about new school yearThe office of Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has been already receiving applications of parents concerned about the format of education, schedules and organization of meals in the next school year.12:52 27.07.2020
Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner and Statistics Service head sign cooperation agreementRussia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and Chief of the Federal State Statistics Service Pavel Malkov have signed a cooperation agreement..10:59 27.07.2020
Foreigners seek for Russian rights advocates’ help in return of surrogate mothers’ kidsForeign families, who cannot take their surrogate mothers’ children, have applied for help to Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights.16:21 23.07.2020
Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner calls for creation of common forum on family lawRussia’s Ombudsman for Children Anna Kuznetsova has expressed an idea that there is a need for establishing a common forum, which is to bring together all relevant agencies as well as the expert and civil community in order to formulate a consensus with respect to changes in the family law and assessment of the respective initiatives.15:57 23.07.2020
State Duma MPs back mitigation of punishment for convicted mothers, pregnant womenA bill mitigating punishment for pregnant women and women with children under the age of three years convicted of non-serious crimes passed second and third readings in the State Duma.17:04 21.07.2020
Investigators seek to detain four defendants in child traffic caseInvestigators seek to detain four defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children11:38 16.07.2020
Russian minors' ombudsman kicks start to summer health promotion campaign monitoringRussia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has given a start to the annual monitoring of the summer health promotion campaign in regions.13:51 08.07.2020
Case over sexual battery of 1.5-year girl must be reconsidered - KuznetsovaRussia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes a case over sexual battery against a 1.5-year girl by her father is to be reconsidered to the fullest extent of the law.15:58 03.07.2020
Kuznetsova keeps track of case of man acquitted of sexual battery of 1.5-year daughterRussia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova holds control over the situation in the Republic of Tatarstan where a court has acquitted a man of sexual battery against his 1.5-year daughter.16:24 29.06.2020