Russian President enacts crime statistics database bill into lawA bill regulating the state single statistical accounting of crime rate, reports of crimes has become law. The relevant document signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin has been published on the official website of legal information.18:11 30.12.2019
Number of sexual crimes against minors rises in Russia – child rights commissionerThe number of crimes against sexual inviolability of children has increased by 41.7% in the last 10 years, Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has told journalists at her news conference.17:30 24.12.2019
Infant death rate drops by 42% in last 10 years – Russian children’s ombudsmanThe child mortality rate has dropped by 42% in the last 10 years, according to Russia’s minors’ rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.16:12 24.12.2019
Crime statistics database bill adopted by Russia’s State DumaThe State Duma passed a bill regulating the state single statistical accounting of crime rate, reports of crimes, investigative activities and prosecutor's supervision in the third and final reading on Tuesday.14:03 17.12.2019
Over 3,000 complaints filed with Russian ombudsman office by crime victims in 2019In the first eleven months of 2019, 3,039 complaints were filed with the office of Russian federal ombudsman by victims of crimes, the country’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova said Wednesday during the Ombudsmen Coordination Council’s meeting.14:09 11.12.2019
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
Over 16,000 submitted to Russian Civic Chamber in 2019Russia’s Civic Chamber received 16,387 applications from citizens this year, according to the body’s 2019 society state report.14:33 09.12.2019
Over 200,000 cybercrimes recorded in Russia in 2018 – expertsOver 200,000 cybercrimes were registered in Russia in 2018, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission on development of information society, mass media and mass communications Alexander Malkevich said during a workshop on protection of Internet users’ rights on Wednesday.12:56 30.10.2019
Number of citizenship and migration complaints drops – Russian ombudsmanThe number of complaints concerning citizenship and external migration submitted to Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has decreased.16:45 29.10.2019
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
Most cases over insults addressed to authorities are being dropped – expertsExperts note a trend towards an increase in the number of dropped cases over insults aimed at Russia’s state symbols and authorities.14:04 30.09.2019
Number of crimes increases in Russia in 2019 - Prosecutor General’s OfficeThe number of crimes registered from January to August 2019 has increased by almost 2% as compared to the same period of 2018, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.15:46 27.09.2019
Russian Supreme Court quashes guilty verdicts more often than acquittals – statisticsThe Supreme Court of Russia in the first half of 2019 vacated judgements of guilt twice as frequently as acquittals, according to the judicial statistics published on the court’s website.17:17 16.09.2019
Effectiveness of fraud case investigations drops – Russian business ombudsmanEffectiveness of investigations into fraud criminal cases is declining, according to Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.10:59 05.09.2019
Number of business impeding cases drops in 2019 – ombudsman TitovThe number of recorded criminal cases over obstruction of legal business activity in the first six months of 2019 decreased by one third as compared to the same period of the previous year, according to the press service of Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.10:59 21.08.2019
Russian lawmakers take strides to facilitate search of missing minorsThe State Duma MPs passed a draft law expediting the search of missing children in a final third reading on Wednesday.14:45 24.07.2019
Number of crimes against children rises in Russia's Perm Krai by 12%The number of crimes committed against children in the Perm Territory increased by nearly 12% in 2018, the regional minors’ ombudsman Svetlana Denisova told Russian child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova on Monday.17:18 22.07.2019
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 child rights ombudsman says 12% of minor convicts are orphansIn 2018, 12% of minor convicts held in young offender colonies were orphans, Russia’s child rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova said on Wednesday.17:35 19.06.2019
Number of cases over obstruction of business rises by 40% - prosecutorsThe number of criminal cases opened over obstruction of legal business activities increased by 40% in 2018, First Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman told Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov.11:43 11.06.2019