Three German organizations enter Russia’s list of undesirable NGOs
The Justice Ministry of Russia has added three German organizations in the list of foreign and international NGOs recognized as undesirable in the Russian Federation.
Bill to empower prosecutors to represent Russia in ECHR to be heard as priority
The State Duma Anti-Corruption Committee on Tuesday held that a draft law empowering the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts should be discussed as a matter of priority.
President Putin proposes to empower Prosecutor General's Office to represent Russia in ECHR
Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill seeking to empower the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts.
Russian government backs bill on punishment for underpayment of alimony
The Government Law-Making Commission has approved a legislative initiative aimed at improving the system of prosecution for willful neglect to pay alimony.
Russia’s Ombudsman office receives over 17,000 appeals in first 5 months of 2021
Since the beginning of the year, the office of Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova has received 17,515 applications, that is twice as many as in the same period of 2020.
Russian Children Ombudsman appreciates creation of register of nonpayers of alimony
The creation of a register of malicious defaulters of alimony can be an important step towards protecting the children's right to receive all due payments; however, the move needs to be an element of a whole package of measures, Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has said.
Russia’s Ombudsman proposes amnesty for minor and medium crimes convicts
Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova during the Council of Ombudsmen held in Krasnoyarsk on Thursday proposed to proclaim amnesty for people convicted of minor and medium-gravity crimes.
Civic activists to assist Russian media watchdog in fighting cyberbullying, online fraud
The Public Council at the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has committed to help the body in the fight against cyberbullying and online fraud.
State Duma passes bill on sanctions for disclosure of data of law enforcement officers
The State Duma adopted a bill on severe punishment for disclosure of information on safety measures taken in relation to law enforcement and supervisory bodies officials and their relatives in the third and final reading on Wednesday.
Government Law-Making Commission backs simplified stay of foreign students in Russia
The Government Law-Making Commission has backed a bill simplifying stay and living of foreign students in Russia.
Government is ready to cooperate with Russian Red Cross Society
The Russian Red Cross Society (RRCS) is now at an active stage of revival and has great potential as an infrastructure element for implementation of humanitarian projects at the national and international level.
Russian Civic Chamber member backs President Putin’s decision on turnover of weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision on the need to urgently adjust the procedure governing the turnover of weapons with respect to civilians needs to be supported, according to First Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber Vyacheslav Bocharov.
Russian penal colonies and pretrial detention centers to be equipped with e-legal systems
Institutions of the Russian penal system are to be equipped with electronic databases of constantly updated normative legal acts regulating the rights and obligations of prisoners.
Russian Ombudsman’s Office works on over 3,500 applications
Specialists of the Office of Russia’s Federal Ombudsman are currently working on 3,501 submitted complaints, according to Tatiana Moskalkova’s press service.
Russian Child Rights Commissioner backs ban on surrogacy services for foreigners
Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes a bill prohibiting surrogacy services for foreigners will be adopted.
Over 10,000 applications already registered in 2021 – Russia’s Ombudsman
Russian Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova received more than 10,000 incoming applications in the first quarter of 2021.
Over 100 notarial applications submitted to Russian Ombudsman within 3 years
The Office of Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has received 103 notary related complaints since 2018.
State Duma assigns Moskalkova to post of Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner
The State Duma on Thursday appointed Tatiana Moskalkova to the position of Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Russia’s Civic Chamber seeks that telecom operators provided users’ geodata to rescuers
The Russian Civic Chamber has developed a list of recommendations the body believes are necessary to improve the efficiency of search for missing persons in the natural environment and to improve the accuracy of determining their location.
Over 8,500 complaints filed with prosecutors by federal ombudsman in 2020
Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova and submitted 8,587 applications to prosecutors, including 591 to the Prosecutor General’s Office, in 2020