Russian rights advocates push for more releases on parole during pandemicMembers of the Presidential Council for Human Rights plan to turn to the Supreme Court of Russia with the request to recommend courts to extend the practice of releases on parole during the coronavirus pandemic.14:34 23.04.2020
Rights advocate urges to engage NGOs in civil oversight of penitentiary establishmentsChair of the standing commission on civic participation in oversight of law enforcement bodies of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council, Chair of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture Igor Kalyapin finds it necessary to engage not-for-profit organizations in the work of torture prevention mechanisms alongside the institution of Ombudsman.13:19 17.04.2020
Ombudsman Moskalkova proposes to review parole terms amid pandemicRussia’s Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova proposed during the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 9 ½: The Rule of Corona on Friday to revise the terms for release on parole at time of the spread of coronavirus epidemic.17:16 10.04.2020
About 3,000 applications submitted to Russian ombudsman over coronavirus outbreakRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received about 3,000 applications related to the spread of coronavirus in the last two weeks.16:57 10.04.2020
Foreign Ministry informs rights advocates of Russian inmates jailed abroadThe Foreign Ministry on Thursday submitted information on the number of Russian convicts serving sentences in foreign prisons to the Presidential Council for Human Rights.16:53 09.04.2020
Rights advocate turns to Foreign Minister urging help for Russian convicts abroadChair of the Coordination Council, a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council Alexander Brod has turned to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seeking information on the measures the body undertakes to ensure health and safety of Russian citizens serving jail terms in foreign countries.18:08 08.04.2020
Ombudsman asks Russian authorities to protect employees made to work during quarantineRussia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov and Government’s Chair Mikhail Mishustin asking them to take measures for protection of employees’ labor rights.13:00 31.03.2020
St. Petersburg ombudsman helps tourists stranded in Bulgaria return homeSt. Petersburg residents unable to leave Bulgaria because of the travel restrictions introduced due to the coronavirus infection outbreak have returned home, the office of the city rights commissioner Alexander Shishlov informs RAPSI.15:12 27.03.2020
Constitutional amendments to help protecting citizens’ rights after pandemic – expertThe amendments to Russia’s Constitution introducing social guarantees are to ensure the enforcement of labor and employment rights after the coronavirus pandemic ends, according to the Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Social Policy Natalia Pochinok.10:21 24.03.2020
Moskalkova turns to UN over violation of rights of Russian Vinnik detained in FranceRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has sent the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer a request to protect the rights of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik detained in France.13:00 23.03.2020
Human rights council urges states closing air travel to help stranded Russians get homeRussia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights is concerned with the situation hundreds of Russian citizens have found themselves in as they are unable to return home from countries, which have closed air travel due to the spread of the coronavirus.14:28 19.03.2020
Putin signs bill on activities of Russia’s regional ombudsmen into lawRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill regulating the activities of human rights commissioners in the country’s regions, which aims to extend their powers and set uniform rules and approaches governing the formation of this institution.00:09 19.03.2020
Russian President states significant violations of convicts’ rightsPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that lots of violations of rights of inmates had been fixed.18:05 17.03.2020
Moskalkova seeks observance of healthcare rights of Russian prosecuted in U.S.Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has forwarded an appeal in defense of the rights of Russian man Oleg Nikitin prosecuted in U.S. on several charges to the Director of the country’s Federal Bureau Of Prisons Michael Carvaja.15:42 17.03.2020
Drug possession case against Russian man closed following ECHR rulingThe Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow dropped prosecution of Alexander Borisov, who had been charged with illegal storage of psychotropic substances on a large scale following a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).16:17 13.03.2020
Russian child rights commissioner favors extension of state obligations for minorsRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has supported extension of the state obligations for families and minors. She has also called to take full responsibility for the corresponding amendments proposed to the Constitution.13:02 11.03.2020
Federation Council backs bill on activities of Russia’s regional ombudsmenThe upper house of Russian parliament on Wednesday approved a bill regulating the activities of human rights commissioners in the country’s regions, which aims to extend their powers and set uniform rules and approaches governing the formation of this institution.12:10 11.03.2020
Russian ombudsman to ask Red Cross to visit pilot Yaroshenko imprisoned in U.S.Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova is going to request the Red Cross to visit pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine. The ombudsman took such a decision after a meeting with his wife and daughter.16:30 06.03.2020
Number of convicts’ complains about convoy conditions rises fourfold – Russian ombudsmanOver the year, the number of complaints concerning respect of human rights during convoying of defendants from pretrial detention facilities to courts and to correctional facilities has risen fourfold as compared with figures registered in 2018, according to Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.17:30 28.02.2020
Rights advocate proposes to create database of best practices against domestic violenceA co-author of a bill aimed to put in place mechanisms of prevention of domestic violence, rights activist Alena Popova has proposed to create a common database of best practices in the sphere of prevention of violence against women.15:45 19.02.2020