Russia proposes reviewing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - reportThe Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights has put forward a proposal to amend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which the UN General Assembly adopted on December 10, 1948.10:32 12.02.2015
Russia won't overturn death penalty ban - Chairman of Human Rights CouncilChairman of the Human Rights Council Mikhail Fedotov says that no one has the right to demand to overturn ban on death penalty, following a proposal of a group of Russian lawmakers to lift the ban.14:31 30.01.2015
Pussy Riot lawyer could become Bulgaria’s ECHR judgeThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) recommended Bulgarian lawyer Yonko Grozev for a judge in the European Court for Human Rights. Grozev is known to have represented Pussy Riot and several other defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riots case in Strasbourg.16:57 27.01.2015
Russian Constitutional Court reviews NGO inspections complaintRussia’s Constitutional Court started hearings of an application filed by a slew of Russian human rights organizations on the standards of prosecutors’ inspections of NGOs.15:49 22.01.2015
ECHR dismisses Tymoshenko’s application due to ‘settlement’The European Court of Human Rights ruled to discontinue the examination of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s application Ukraine due to a “settlement” of the situation, says the court’s press release obtained by RAPSI on Thursday.14:22 22.01.2015
Venice Commission to call on Ukraine in February over 'lustration' lawThe representatives of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission will visit Ukraine in February, to hold additional consultations over the recently adopted 'lustration' law, for prosecuting corrupt officials from the Yanukovich administration.09:39 19.01.2015
European Parliament slams Russian courts for Navalny brothers’ verdictThe European Parliament has accused Russia of using the judicial system as a political tool and said that the verdict for the Navalny brothers has political motives.13:58 15.01.2015
Sakharov Center faces $7,500 fine for alleged violation of NGO lawThe Sakharov Center, one of the leading Russian NGOs which which houses a museum of dissidence, faces a fine of up to $7,500 for allegedly violating an NGO law.13:23 15.01.2015
Russian opposition activist Udaltsov sentenced to 4.5. years turns to ECHRRussian opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing the Bolotnaya Square protests in central Moscow in May 2012, filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights.16:32 13.01.2015
Council of Europe unveils torture report focusing on 2014 unrest in UkraineThe Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture uncovered violations of human rights and abuse of protesters detained by the Ukrainian police during the 2014 Maidan protests.13:05 13.01.2015
US ready to expand Magnitsky List – State DepartmentIn the future, the US intends to expand the Magnitsky List, a human rights abuse sanction roster established in 2009, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday citing the US State Department.11:10 30.12.2014
Russia will work to prevent execution of its nationals abroad - officialMoscow will continue working to prevent the execution of Russian nationals abroad, says Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.13:08 23.12.2014
Alleged Bout co-conspirator lashes out at Obama, US authoritiesRichard Chichakli, an alleged associate of convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, sentenced to five years in US prison claims that his rights granted under the US Constitution were violated blaming Barack Obama and two other senior officials.13:39 18.12.2014
Moscow School of Civic Education added to the foreign agents listRussia’s Justice Ministry has put the Moscow School of Civic Education on the foreign agents list.17:08 09.12.2014
ECHR notifies Russia of a claim filed by paralyzed convict TopekhinThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) addressed a series of questions to the parties to a case launched by Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Russian national sentenced to four years in prison for fraud.17:54 08.12.2014
US systematically violates rights of Russian citizens - officialThe US continues to systematically violate rights of Russian citizens, according to the statement made on Monday by Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s envoy for human rights.15:03 08.12.2014
ECHR says Russia violated rights of opposition leadersThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that the rights of Russian opposition activists Alexei Navalny and Ilya Yashin had been violated during their arrest and subsequent administrative detention in Moscow in December 2011.14:21 04.12.2014
Duma to consider bill introducing Office of disability services ombudsmanA group of lawmakers from Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill introducing the post of ombudsman for people with disabilities.10:30 03.12.2014
ECHR holds Moldova responsible for dismissal of libel claim against ex-presidentThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the rights of two Moldovan nationals were violated when their libel claims against former president of the country Vladimir Voronin had been dismissed.16:39 02.12.2014
ECHR notifies Russia of a claim filed by Ukraine over CrimeaThe European Court of Human Rights has invited Russian authorities to submit its observations on an application lodged by Ukraine regarding Crimea, reads the statement of the court released on Wednesday.15:51 26.11.2014