Russian MPs give vote for better jail conditions for mothers, pregnant womenThe State Duma adopted a bill improving custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids aged up to 3 years in the third and final reading on Thursday.15:14 12.12.2019
Minors’ ombudsman to monitor palliative care provision to children in Russian regionsChildren’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova and the St. Petersburg children’s hospice will monitor the efficiency of palliative care in Russian regions.11:59 12.12.2019
Over 8,000 applications submitted to Russian children’s ombudsman in 2019Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova received over 8,000 applications in the first eleven months of this year.12:12 11.12.2019
Russian MPs strive to better protect minors’ housing rights after parents’ divorceThe Russian lower house of parliament passed a bill introducing new safeguards with respect to housing rights of children of divorcing couples into the Russian Family Code, in the first reading on Thursday.17:07 05.12.2019
Mother of boy left alone in Moscow park for night faces trialNadezhda Kulikova, a woman, who had left her son alone in a Moscow reservation park for a night, will go on trial.10:48 22.11.2019
Five Russian policemen sentenced for teen’s death during questioningThe Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Buryatia ordered five police officers for terms ranging from 3 to 8 years as part of a case over tortures and death of a 17-year-old teenager.17:18 14.11.2019
Number of orphans’ complaints filed with Russian child rights commissioner risesThe number of applications filed by orphans with the Russian children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has increased by 10%.13:51 14.11.2019
Russian public figures push for law revamping to fight against cyberbullyingLegislation needs to be amended for effective fight against cyberbullying, according to the chair of the Russian Civic Chamber’s humanitarian cooperation commission Yelena Sutormina.14:13 12.11.2019
Russian children’s ombudsman plans to return 32 more minors from IraqAnother 32 children are expected to be returned from Iraq to Russia in November, child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova told journalists on Thursday.16:48 24.10.2019
State Duma backs bill on better jail conditions for convicted mothers, pregnant womenA bill improving custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids passed its first reading in the State Duma on Thursday.15:57 24.10.2019
Over 200 complaints submitted to Russian children’s ombudsman this weekRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova received 212 applications this week.16:48 18.10.2019
Number of complaints against organization of children’s rest in Russia ups fourfoldThe number of complaints against organization of minors’ rest and recreation submitted to the Russian children’s rights commissioner increased four times in 2019 as compared to 2018.11:52 07.10.2019
Convicted orphans may be relieved from reimbursement of household costs - billLawmakers from the United Russia party have submitted a bill on certain benefits for convicted orphaned children to the State Duma.17:37 04.10.2019
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
State Duma committees to consider initiative on amnesty for minor and female convictsChairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has ordered authorized committees to consider a proposal to pardon certain inmates including minors and woman having family obligations made by children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova.14:48 11.09.2019
Syrian president expresses readiness to facilitate Russian minors' return homeSyrian president Bashar Hafez al-Assad has expressed his readiness to facilitate return of Russian minors to home during his meeting with Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova in Damascus.11:18 06.09.2019
HRC call in support of Russian mother jailed in U.S. submitted to UN Special ProceduresAn appeal of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council in support of Bogdana Osipova, sentenced in the U.S. to 7 years in prison for the so-called kidnapping of her own children, has been submitted to the UN Special Procedures.13:59 02.08.2019
One more group of minors got back from Iraq aided by children’s ombudsman KuznetsovaAnother 33 children have been returned from Iraq to Russia with the assistance of minors’ rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.11:50 11.07.2019
Number of missing children decreases by 30% in last five years – ombudsmanThe number of missing minors has dropped in Russia by nearly one third in the last five years, according to the children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.14:43 18.06.2019
Human rights council calls UN commissioner to cover up for Russian mother jailed in U.S.Chair of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov asked United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to draw attention at detention and health conditions of Bogdana Osipova sentenced in the U.S. to 7 years in prison for the so-called kidnapping of her own children.13:23 18.06.2019