MOSCOW, July 31 (RAPSI) - Yelena Sutormina, a member of the Public Chamber, addressed Russia's Foreign Ministry and the Justice Ministry with a proposal to establish Eurasian court for human rights as an alternative to the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR), Izvestia newspaper reported on Friday.

Events of the past year have once again demonstrated that the ECHR “applies double standards in suits filed against Russia,” according to Sutormina. She criticised the court as “biased”. 

“Considering the importance of shaping a multi-polar world based on the principles of justice and equality, as well as the fast development of Russia’s cooperation with many Asian countries, it appears reasonable to establish an alternative human rights institution in the Eurasian region,” Izvestia quoted the statement.

“Preliminary discussion of this proposal could take place at a meeting of heads of states in Beijing this September, which coincides with a parade to mark the end of WWII,” the newspaper adds, citing a letter to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russia recognized the jurisdiction of ECHR in 1996 by signing the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. According to Vladislav Grib, Vice President of the Federal Chamber of Attorneys, since that time Russia has complied with several thousand ECHR rulings. Some 1,474 rulings remain to be executed. The official ECHR statistics says that Russian officials owe some €1,879 bln in unfulfilled rulings, including €1,866  bln to Yukos shareholders and €13 mln to claimants in other cases.

Lately, Russian political activists often speak about a subjectivity and the political nature of ECHR decisions.