Over 100 complaints about social security filed by convicts in 2018 - Russia’s OmbudsmanLast year, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova received 141 applications from convicts on issues related to their social welfare.15:01 16.09.2020
About 200,000 persons yearly released from penitentiary facilities in Russia - officialYearly, about 200,000 convicts are being released from penitentiary facilities; the major question in the penitentiary practice is what they are to do after that, how they are to live, Deputy Head of the Department for Organizational and Analytical Support of the Directorate for Educational, Social, and Psychological Work of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Sergey Gudin said addressing participants of the All-Russian Conference on Resocialization and Adaptation of Convicted Citizens hosted by Russia’s Civic Chamber on Wednesday.13:06 16.09.2020
Russian rights activists register about 3,000 pieces of fake news during single voting dayAbout three thousand pieces of fake news about the single election day have been registered over almost two weeks of monitoring.12:27 14.09.2020
Civic Chamber member urges Russians’ digital rights to be protected from Western companiesThe digital sovereignty of Russia needs to be protected since the policies pursued by Western IT giants as to moderation of content pose risks to users, according to First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich.12:32 28.08.2020
E-register of voters to exclude issuance of second ballot – Civic Chamber memberAn electronic register of voters will entirely rule out the possibility of issuance of the second ballot during elections, according to Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Vote public control coordination board Maxim Grigoryev.17:39 12.08.2020
Russia’s Civic Chamber backs bill on regulation of languages of small-numbered peoplesThe Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation is to present to the State Duma the results of a public evaluation of a bill on the regulation of languages of ingenious small ethnic communities before August 15.14:48 11.08.2020
Only 15% of people with limited health capacities employed in RussiaOnly 15% of Russian citizens with disabilities have a job, Chair of the Chamber’s Commission for barrier free environment for physically challenged people Diana Gurtskaya said during a round table conference on the employement of disabled persons on Friday.12:14 07.08.2020
Russia’s Civic Chamber member urges creation of institute of jurors on family mattersThe institute of jurors on family matters needs to be introduced as an additional mechanism protecting rights of parents in cases their children have to be removed by social workers.17:32 30.07.2020
Public Internet expert seeks to oblige foreign social media to open offices in RussiaForeign social network must be obliged at the legislative level to open their representative offices in Russia, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich wrote on his social media page on Thursday.11:44 30.07.2020
Experts say it is necessary to make Google comply with Russian lawsRussia needs to immediately adopt a law on self-regulation of social networks, according to First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich.17:44 29.07.2020
Vote public control coordination board created in Russia’s Civic ChamberA regular Vote public control coordination board has been created in the Civic Chamber of Russia, according to the council’s chairman Maxim Grigoryev.11:48 22.07.2020
Public member proposes to create Internet law enforcement to fight illegal contentThe First Deputy Chairman of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Examination of Legislative Initiatives Artem Kiryanov proposed creation of Internet prosecutor’s office and Internet police to fight illegal web content during a round table conference on Monday.13:38 20.07.2020
More than 9,000 Constitution amendments vote fakes revealed – Russian Civic ChamberOver 9,000 fake reports about the voting on Russia’s Constitution amendments have been revealed since June 5, according to Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Information, Mass Media and Communications Alexander Malkevich.13:18 07.07.2020
Probe launched into threats against Russian Civic Chamber’s memberA criminal case has been opened over threats against a Sevastopol member of Russia’s Civic Chamber Natalia Kiryukhina, according to the federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova.09:52 02.07.2020
About 8,500 fake Constitution amendments vote news revealed in monthActivists of the Internet Safety League in a month found about 8,500 fake news about voting on the Russia’s Constitution amendments.14:38 01.07.2020
Thirteen fakes and stuffing cases revealed on first Constitution amending vote dayThirteen fakes and stuffing cases were revealed on social media platforms on the first day of the Constitution amendments voting, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Information, Mass Media and Communications Alexander Malkevich said on Friday.11:51 26.06.2020
Over 30 violations recorded on first Constitution amendments voting dayThe situation vote observe center revealed 34 violations on the first day of the Constitution amendments voting, the Civic Chamber’s Secretary Lydia Mikheyeva announced Thursday.18:06 25.06.2020
Voting on amendments to Russia’s Constitution startsThe All-Russian voting on amendments to Constitution started on Thursday in the country and abroad.11:00 25.06.2020
Over 380,000 people registered as Russian Constitution amendments vote observersOver 380,000 citizens have been registered as public observers of the Constitution amendments voting.13:55 23.06.2020
Ombudsman Moskalkova proposes extension of Civic Chamber’s human rights workRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova proposed that the Civic Chamber members extend their work on education in the law at a plenary meeting of the Chamber on Friday.17:54 19.06.2020