Child can only be taken from family after court ruling - AstakhovA child can only be taken from his family after a court ruling is issued in this regard, Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov said at an expert council meeting on Thursday.16:25 13.12.2012
Number of Russians ignoring alimony payments growsThe number of criminal cases related to alimony evasion pending at the Federal Bailiff Service, exceeded 71,000 in 2011, up from 61,000 in 2010.19:36 29.11.2012
Russian oligarch Chigirinsky’s ex-wife claims a decade of brutal abuse: reportRussian oligarch Shalva Chigirinsky savagely abused his ex-wife Tatiana Panchenkova for years, The New York Post reported Monday citing a civil claim filed by Panchenkova last month in a Connecticut court.19:02 27.11.2012
Finnish social services blamed one again for abusing Russian mom's rightsRussian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya claims that Finnish social services are determined to deprive her and her husband of their parental rights, and that this time they are attempting to do so through the court.18:24 27.11.2012
Putin charges government with establishing alimony fundPresident Vladimir Putin has charged the government with studying the issue of establishing a special fund for paying alimony to families in need while the debtor is being searched for, according to Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, who discussed the issue with the president.18:23 22.11.2012
Bizarre ways the world continues to fail its childrenNovember 20 marks the Universal Children's Day. RAPSI has decided to celebrate the occasion with a look at a several unique trends in child protection legislation around the world. In some cases, we will explore the legal grey areas that have given rise to unexpected hotbeds of abuse. In others, we will look at instances where legislation and longstanding cultural tradition face off, leaving children’s rights precariously positioned.11:46 20.11.2012
Legal methods of fighting filicideLast year, 1,762 children were murdered in Russia. Of those, 30% were killed by parents or other close relatives and relations. This is the fourth year in a row that child murder-rate figures have neared 2,000.09:00 06.11.2012
Russia's Social Patronage law: admirable ends, questionable meansRussia's State Duma, lower house of parliament, is currently considering a set of amendments that would allow the state to take it upon itself to ensure the welfare of children from families found to be in “socially precarious” positions.11:02 05.10.2012
Russian children's ombudsman takes on another case in FinlandPresidential Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov has assumed control over the case of Russian citizen Albina Kasatkina, whose two children were taken from her by the Finnish authorities.17:44 02.10.2012
Russian children's ombudsman lambasts FinlandRussian Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov has sent a special report to President Vladimir Putin on violations of the rights of Russian families in Finland.12:56 02.10.2012
Finnish social services take four children away from Russian womanA Finnish social service has taken away four children from Russian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya living in Vantaa, Finland, on the suspicion of child abuse.12:09 01.10.2012