Russian parliament’s lower house adopts ombudsmen witness immunity billThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill granting the privilege of witness to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners in a final third reading on Friday.11:00 17.04.2020
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
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
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
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on activities of regional ombudsmenThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading 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.17:45 05.03.2020
Foreign citizenship ban for Russian ombudsman may be fixed in ConstitutionA proposal to fix a ban on foreign citizenship for Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Constitution has been submitted to the State Duma Committee for State Building and Legislation prior to the second reading of the bill on the Constitution amending in the lower house of parliament.17:12 02.03.2020
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
Russian lawmakers back ombudsmen witness immunity billThe State Duma MPs have adopted bills granting the privilege of witness to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners in the first reading.17:35 18.07.2019