Children’s Ombudsman urges ministry to protect Russian HIV-infected minorsRussia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked Minister of Labor and Social Policy Anton Kotyakov to undertake measures aimed to prevent violation of the right to social assistance of HIV-infected minors not registered as disabled persons.12:55 25.03.2020
Over 30 minors expected to be returned to Russia from war zones after quarantine liftOver 30 children are expected to be returned from war zones to Russia after the lifting of the coronavirus quarantine, Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has said during the work group meeting.11:57 20.03.2020
Number of complaints from minor convicts, detainees drops – Russian children’s ombudsmanThe number of complaints submitted to the office of Russian child rights commissioner from prisons and detention facilities for minors has decreased in recent years, children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has said during the extended meeting of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s panel.14:24 11.03.2020
Russian child rights commissioner favors extension of state obligations for minorsRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has supported extension of the state obligations for families and minors. She has also called to take full responsibility for the corresponding amendments proposed to the Constitution.13:02 11.03.2020
Children’s Ombudsman sends State Duma Chair proposals on post-orphanage follow-upRussia's Children Rights Ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has sent proposals on follow-up of orphans after they leave their residential care facilities to the Chair of the lower house of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin.10:25 12.02.2020
Child rights commissioner Kuznetsova gets 35 children from Syria back to RussiaRussia’s children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has arrived to Syrian town of Qamishli, where the procedure of return of Russian children found in the territory of a refugee camp.13:46 07.02.2020
Boys abandoned at Moscow airport to be resigned to grandmother – children’s ombudsmanRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova announced on Thursday that two minor boys, who had been left unattended in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport by their father, would be resigned to a grandmother.14:59 30.01.2020
Number of crimes committed by minors drops one third over 5 years - KuznetsovaThe number of crimes committed by or in complicity with underage persons has decreased by 27% over five years, Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova states on Wednesday citing Interior Ministry statistics.16:17 22.01.2020
Russian children’s ombudsman welcomes enactment of unregistered drugs importation lawA new federal law signed by President Vladimir Putin will simplify a procedure of importation of unregistered life-saving drugs for seriously ill patients into Russia, according to the child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.11:02 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
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 and Kazakstani children’s ombudsmen sign cooperation agreementRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and her Kazakstani colleague Aruzhan Sain on Wednesday signed an agreement on cooperation in the protection of minors’ rights and interests.14:55 04.12.2019
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 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
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
Russian children’s ombudsman seeks speedy toughening punishment for crimes against minorsRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova on Friday called on the State Duma to take steps to toughen punishment for crimes against minors as soon as possible.16:00 11.10.2019
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
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