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Russian human rights advocates keep track of Navalny’s health

13:49 08/04/2021 Members of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights keep track of Alexey Navalny’s health condition and his treatment, according to the Council’s Chair Valery Fadeyev.

Russian Human Rights Council backs State Duma move to ban capture of marine mammals

13:57 03/03/2021 The Presidential Human Rights Council positively sees an initiative to ban the capture of marine mammals, believes it is answering the hopes and demands of the country's civil society

Rights activists to turn to CoE over discrimination of Russian-speaking residents of Latvia

16:44 10/02/2021 The Standing Commission on International Cooperation in Human Rights of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council plans to draft a letter to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, which the body is to readdress to Latvian authorities and the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner over discrimination of Russian speakers in that country, Council member Alexander Brod informs RAPSI.

Human Rights Council plans joining to work on establishment of Russian Human Rights Court

18:56 01/02/2021 It is necessary that the Presidential Human Rights Council and Ombudsman participate in the development of proposals on the creation of a court of human rights in Russia, Council member Yevgeny Myslovsky believes.

Chair of Russia’s Human Rights Council opposes introduction of COVID passports

17:17 20/01/2021 Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev on Wednesday argued against COVID passports.

Human Rights Council Chair ready to work with EU in health care and digitalization spheres

16:02 24/12/2020 Chair of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Valery Fadeyev voiced his readiness to cooperate with the European Union in the areas of health care and digitalization in the course of his online meeting with Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation Markus Ederer.

Russian rights advocates seek to ease detention and prison conditions amid pandemic

17:07 18/12/2020 The Presidential Council for Human Rights has requested the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to mitigate detention and prison conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the advisory body’s member Eva Merkacheva.

People behind online defamation must be punished but not jailed - human rights body’s head

16:28 15/12/2020 Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev believes that authors of defaming publications on the Internet must be punished with a fine but not with imprisonment.

Russian rights advocates work on problem of denial of attorneys’ access to detention

14:44 15/12/2020 Members of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights are working on the problem of denial of the attorneys’ access to their clients in detention, according to the body’s Chairman Valery Fadeyev.

Case of ex-journalist Safronov connected to his work in Roscosmos - Putin

18:02 10/12/2020 A criminal case against a former newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov is related to his work in Roscosmos, according to President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President urges to build up concept of human rights protection in cyberspace

17:17 10/12/2020 President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia’s Government and Human Rights Council would be instructed to build up in cooperation a concept of human rights protection in the cyberdomain.

Prison population decreased by 50% in Russia - President

15:20 10/12/2020 President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that prison population decreased twice in Russia.

Human Rights Council official argues against ban on surrogacy services by private clinics

15:04 09/12/2020 Deputy Chair of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Irina Kirkora has urged not to ban surrogate maternity in Russia, since for many couples it is the only means to have children.

Russia’s Human Rights Council member urges blocking of live broadcasts of violent content

12:05 03/12/2020 Bloggers broadcasting in real time incidents involving harassment of people need to be prosecuted, and such content is to be blocked immediately, Deputy Chair of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Irina Kirkora believes.

Head of Russia’s human rights body calls to capture mass grave definition in legislation

17:23 30/10/2020 Definition of the mass grave site should be enshrined in Russian legislation, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev said during the mourning action Bell of Memory on Friday.

Russian health authorities promise to reinforce convict medical care - human rights body

16:21 14/10/2020 Russia’s Ministry of Health has drafted recommendations on the improvement of prisoners’ medical treatment for regions following a request from the Presidential Council for Human Rights.

Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council urges law on trade in disinfectants

17:41 06/10/2020 Russia’s Human Rights Council is to present to President Vladimir Putin a report on measures needed to regulate the market of disinfectants, and to engage in the development of a respective law, Chair of the body Valery Fadeyev informs on Tuesday.

Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council to protect digital rights of citizens

14:37 17/09/2020 The Presidential Human Rights Council is to establish a working group on protection of digital rights of Russian citizens.

Russia’s human rights body to monitor September elections

16:05 28/08/2020 The Presidential Council for Human Rights will monitor elections in September.

Russian Human Rights Council member urges Foreign Ministry stand up for Ukrainian activist

12:28 25/08/2020 The case of Ukrainian activist, pedagogue Tatyana Kuzmich, charged with treason, is a next step in elimination of everything Russian in Ukraine, according to member of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Alexander Brod.

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