All captured Far East whales released – Russia's human rights bodyAll orca whales and white whales, which had been illegally captured in the Primorsk Territory of Russia’s Far East, were returned to the high sea, the press service of the Presidential Council for Human Rights reports Monday.10:58 11.11.2019
Rights advocate supports bill revoking Russian language exam for Ukrainians, BelarusiansA member of the Presidential Council of Human Rights Alexander Brod has favored a bill giving Ukrainians and Belarusians a chance to receive Russian citizenship without a language exam.17:22 06.11.2019
Russia’s Civic Chamber, human rights body, charity fund to cooperate on marrow donor issueThe Presidential Council for Human Rights, the Civic Chamber, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and Rusfond charity fund on Wednesday signed a memorandum on coincidence of wants in marrow donorship.12:35 06.11.2019
Human rights authority ready to assist Russian advocate to create new organizationThe Presidential Council for Human Rights is ready to render aid to human rights advocate Lev Ponomaryov in founding a new organization.16:29 05.11.2019
New Chairman of Human Rights Council appointed in RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order designating journalist and public figure Valery Fadeyev to the post of Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights.17:07 21.10.2019
Russian human rights advocates stand up for doctors prosecuted for medical errorsThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to pay attention at cases of doctors brought to criminal responsibility for medical malpractice.16:35 04.10.2019
Russia’s human rights body seeks to declare businessman Ponomarev’s sentence illegalThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has demanded to declare the 8-year prison sentence given to businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, for false denunciation illegal.11:57 01.10.2019
Russian penal colony for life convicts inspected by human rights council memberA member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Andrey Babushkin has visited with inspection a penal colony for life convicts in the Orenburg Region known as Black Dolphin Prison.15:34 24.09.2019
Russia’s human rights advocates turn to Moscow prosecutor over Ustinov caseThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has asked Moscow Prosecutor Denis Popov to pay attention to the criminal case of actor Pavel Ustinov, who had been earlier found guilty of inflicting bodily harm to law enforcement officer during an unauthorized rally.17:53 23.09.2019
Russian human rights advocates welcome release of actor Ustinov from detentionRussia’s human rights advocates on Friday welcomed release of actor Pavel Ustinov, who had been earlier found guilty of inflicting bodily harm to law enforcement officer during an unauthorized rally, from detention.17:00 20.09.2019
Russia’s human rights body to examine idea on amnesty for minor and female convictsA proposal of children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova to pardon certain inmates including minors and woman having family obligations will be considered by the Presidential Council for Human Rights, according to the advisory body’s chairman Mikhail Fedotov.11:19 12.09.2019
Russian human rights advocates check reports on torture of Jehovah’s WitnessesChairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has met in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area with the Jehovah's Witnesses adepts, who had earlier complained of tortures.11:47 15.08.2019
Rights advocates turn to law enforcement over journalists’ arrest at Moscow rallyThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has applied to Russia’s Interior Ministry, National Guard, Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office over obstructing media activity and arrest of journalists at unauthorized rallies in Moscow.15:44 09.08.2019
Russian Human Rights Council pushes for verification of voters’ signaturesThe Presidential Council for Human Rights asked on Tuesday the Central Election Commission to discuss an opportunity to include its representatives into working groups in case such groups are created for re-authentication of voters’ signatures cast in favor of candidates for membership in the Moscow City Duma.14:11 30.07.2019
Prosecutor General’s Office to check information about criminal prosecution of journalistThe Prosecutor General’s Office is to check if criminal proceedings have been launched against Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev, a journalist of Chernovik newspaper, after the Presidential Council for Human Rights spoke in his defense.13:01 29.07.2019
Human rights council chair visits starving Moscow Region district ex-head in detentionMikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, has visited Alexander Shestun, detained ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District who has been on hunger strike for a long time.10:54 26.07.2019
Russian government did not support idea to develop human rights action plan - expertRussia’s government has negatively reacted to a proposal of the Presidential Human Rights Council to develop a National Action Plan on human rights, Chairwoman of the Standing Commission on NGO Development Natalia Yevdokimova has said at a press-conference.17:15 16.07.2019
Number of detainees drops in Russia – human rights advocateThe number of people held in Russian detention centers has decreased, according to a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Eva Merkacheva.15:12 16.07.2019
Russian human rights body calls OSCE to cooperation in journalists protection abroadThe Presidential Council for Human Rights of Russia has called the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to put heads together to protect Russian journalists working abroad in relation to an attack in Georgia.10:53 25.06.2019
Over 600 Russian psychoneurological institutions inspected by government orderUnscheduled complex checks have been conducted in more than 600 psychoneurological institutions throughout Russia by instruction of the government, according to Deputy Chief of the Federal Labor and Employment Service (Rostrud) Ivan Shklovets.17:56 24.06.2019