Bill to protect children of detained parents reaches Russia's State DumaA bill envisaging that the duty to apply interim measures aimed at protection of children whose parents are arrested or are in detention for the time of investigation of criminal cases is to be imposed on investigators and interrogators has been submitted to the State Duma.12:57 21.10.2020
Probe into 2019 Far Eastern children camp fire case completedInvestigation into the 2019 deadly fire in the Khabarovsk Region's children camp Holdomi in Russia’s Far East has been completed.12:00 19.10.2020
Another 27 minors returned from Syria with input from Russian Children’s OmbudsmanWith the assistance of Anna Kuznetsova, Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner, 27 minors were returned from Syria early on Friday.11:19 16.10.2020
Civic Chamber urges registry of sources for financing minors suffering from rare diseasesMember of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of Noncommercial Sector and Support of Socially Oriented NGOs Elena Topoleva-Soldunova believes it is necessary to create a unified registry or a database for monitoring the financing of treatment of patients suffering from so called orphan diseases.17:17 15.10.2020
Russian Minors’ Ombudsman joins founding members of Сhild protection fundRussia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has become one of the founding members of the Сhild protection fund, the All-Russia public private organization.13:52 15.10.2020
Guardianship authorities seek annulment of surrogate babies’ birth certificatesA court in the Moscow Region is to hear a claim of a child protection service against a district Moscow Civil Registry Office seeking the annulment of the birth certificates issued to surrogate children as concerns registration of Filipino nationals as their genetic parents.12:54 12.10.2020
Case over infection of 157 children in Amur Region with hepatitis reaches courtA court in the Amur Region is to hear a criminal case against three doctors of the regional children’s hospital charged with negligence resulting in infection of 157 minors with hepatitis C.15:10 09.10.2020
St. Petersburg Children Ombudsman urged probe into VK group offering minors for saleSt. Petersburg Children Rights Commissioner Anna Mityanina has turned to law enforcers seeking a probe into Children for Good Hands public page on VKontakte social network being in open access for over two years.13:55 09.10.2020
Head of Russian Human Rights Council calls to faster put SMA cure on essential drugs listChair of Russia’s Human Rights Council Valery Fadeyev has asked the Russian Government to faster include Spinraza medication on the list of vital and essential drugs.11:04 07.10.2020
Number of women with children in Russian penitentiary facilities down over 5 yearsA trend towards lower numbers of minors, women with children, pregnant women among convicts within Russia’s penitentiary system has been registered in recent years, Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova said during her visit to a pretrial detention center in Moscow.12:12 02.10.2020
President instructs Government to budget higher payments to families with young childrenRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Government to make a provision for increased payments to families having children aged from 3 to 7.16:03 23.09.2020
Provision of palliative care in Russia improves – Children OmbudsmanTreatment of seriously and terminally ill children remains a priority for Children Rights Commissioner institution, Russia’s Children Ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has said after visiting the Elizavetisky hospice for minors on the day the facility celebrated its second foundation day.12:29 21.09.2020
Children Ombudsman urges developing of register of pedophiles to combat child molestingCreation of a register of pedophiles, who are to be put under lifelong administrative supervision, could help to prevent a greater part of child molesting crimes, according to Children's Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.16:16 18.09.2020
Eleven Russian children taken from Syria returned to relativesEleven Russian children transferred from Syria on Sunday met with their relatives, the press service of Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova told RAPSI.11:00 14.09.2020
Three defendants in kids trade case to be held in detention until mid-DecemberMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended detention of three accused in a case over surrogacy children trade until December 14.17:54 09.09.2020
Two defendants in kids trade case seek making plea deal – lawyerTwo defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children have agreed to cooperate with investigators.12:40 09.09.2020
Fifteen more minors returned from Syria through offices of Russian Children’s OmbudsmanA plane of Russia’s Defense Ministry with fifteen Russian children onboard returned from Syria overnight into Wednesday.11:22 09.09.2020
Russia’s Children Ombudsman signs new agreement with Prosecutor General’s OfficeRussian Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and Prosecutor General Igor Kransnov have signed a new agreement on cooperation in the sphere of protection of rights, freedoms and lawful interests of minors.15:03 08.09.2020
Russia’s Children Ombudsman staffers reveal violations in Crimea orphanagesMembers of the staff of Russia’s Children Ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova have revealed certain problems as to the protection of rights of minors living in Crimea orphan homes.15:14 03.09.2020
Mother urges to provide her seriously ill child with drug worth over $1 mlnA woman in court requests the St. Petersburg healthcare committee to urgently provide her child with a drug worth over $1 million.16:07 25.08.2020