Human Rights Council and Association of Russian Lawyers Chairs sign cooperation agreementThe Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Valery Fadeyev and the Chairman of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Vladimir Piligin have signed a cooperation agreement between two organizations.16:01 18.02.2020
Social activists to rate regions as to development of nonprofit sectorRussia’s Civic Chamber is planning to analyze the development of the not-for-profit sector across the country’s regions and rate them accordingly.13:21 18.02.2020
Seminar on problem of violence against women opens in YekaterinburgThe Russian Federation and the Council of Europe have opened a seminar on interdepartmental cooperation aimed at the development of regional models to be used to prevent and fight violence against women and domestic violence, including that caused by social deprivation, in the city of Yekaterinburg.10:59 18.02.2020
Number of complaints on unwarranted sentences made 12% in 2019 – Russia’s OmbudsmanLast year, the office of the Federal Human Rights Commissioner received over 38,000 complaints, 12% of which related to unwarranted sentences.17:47 11.02.2020
Human Rights Council to analyze why state bodies fail to implement President’s instructionsThe Standing Commission of the Presidential Council for Human Rights for economic rights and freedoms is planning to analyze the reasons behind failures of state bodies to implement Russia’s President’s instructions.12:36 11.02.2020
Seminar on problem of violence against women to be held in YekaterinburgA seminar on interdepartmental cooperation aimed at the development of regional models to be used to prevent and fight violence against women and domestic violence, including that caused by social deprivation, is to be held in the city of Yekaterinburg on 18 to 19 February.16:14 10.02.2020
Two human rights advocates join Moscow police public councilMembers of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Andrey Babushkin and Igor Borisov have joined the Public Council of the Interior Ministry’s Moscow Main Directorate for 2020 – 2023.16:09 03.02.2020
Moskalkova seeks for pardon of Israeli Naama Issachar convicted in RussiaOmbudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to a pardon committee asking that its members recommend applying of the act of pardon to Naama Issachar sentenced to 7.5 years in Russian prison for trafficking and possession of drugs.17:37 27.01.2020
Convicted Israeli Naama Issachar to appeal for pardon through Russian ombudsman MoskalkovaStaffers of the office of Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights have helped Israeli citizen Naama Issachar sentenced to 7.5 years for trafficking and possession of drugs to draw up a petition for pardon.11:26 27.01.2020
Human rights advocates to discuss amendments to Russian ConstitutionThe Presidential Council for Human Rights will discuss amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin to Russia’s Constitution on January 28, the advisory body’s Chairman Valery Fadeyev told journalists on Friday.18:04 24.01.2020
Russian ombudsman Moskalkova visits convicted Israeli Naama Issachar in penal colonyRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova on Friday met with Israeli citizen Naama Issachar sentenced to 7.5 years for trafficking and possession of drugs in a penal colony.14:18 24.01.2020
Prisoner population in Russia is on decline – Rights Commissioner MoskalkovaThe number of individuals held in custody in Russia has decreased by 40,000 in 2019 as compared with the figures registered in the same period of 2018, and makes at the moment 523,900.18:03 23.01.2020
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner proposes to criminalize inadequate medical treatmentRussia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has proposed to include in the national Criminal Code a separate provision defining sanctions for failure to provide adeqate medical aid to patients.15:09 23.01.2020
Russian ombudsman Moskalkova protects rights of convicted Israeli Naama IssacharThe warden of a penal colony in the Moscow Region, where Israeli citizen Naama Issachar convicted of trafficking and possession of drugs serves her 7.5-year term, has been reprimanded for unlawfully denying her visitations of her mother, Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova informs on Thursday.13:00 23.01.2020
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner asks Greek Ombudsman to intervene in Vinnik caseRussia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has asked the Ombudsman of Greece to urgently provide assistance in protecting the rights of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik jailed in Greece, in view of his critical condition.13:42 17.01.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman requests information about Russian pilgrim detained in UkraineRussia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to Ukrainian Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova with a request to clarify the facts pertaining to the detention of a Russian disabled pilgrim.14:00 16.01.2020
Russian children’s ombudsman welcomes enactment of unregistered drugs importation lawA new federal law signed by President Vladimir Putin will simplify a procedure of importation of unregistered life-saving drugs for seriously ill patients into Russia, according to the child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.11:02 30.12.2019
Russian ombudsman thanks all involved in captive swap between Ukraine, Donetsk, LuganskFull realization of the Minsk agreements aimed to halt fighting in the Donbass Region is the only right way to protect human rights in the conflict zone, Russia’s federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has said after exchange of captives between Ukraine, Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk.10:33 30.12.2019
Number of environmental complaints ups three times in 6 years – Russian ombudsmanIn 2019, the significance of the right to favourable environment increased for Russian citizens by three times as compared to 2014, the country’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova said during the ombudsman office’s panel meeting on Tuesday.15:02 24.12.2019
Russian Justice Ministry supports domestic violence prevention initiativeRussia’s Justice Ministry favours bill on prevention of domestic violence.11:43 24.12.2019