About 75 complaints against notaries submitted to Russian ombudsman in 3 yearsRussia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received about 75 complaints against actions of notaries in the last 3 years.14:08 14.10.2019
About 300 complaints of tortures in penitentiary facilities filed with Moskalkova in 2019Russia’s federal human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has received 291 complaints related to the use of force and special tools in penitentiary facilities since the beginning of 2019.10:56 08.10.2019
Russian human rights advocates stand up for doctors prosecuted for medical errorsThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to pay attention at cases of doctors brought to criminal responsibility for medical malpractice.16:35 04.10.2019
Russian penal colony for life convicts inspected by human rights council memberA member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Andrey Babushkin has visited with inspection a penal colony for life convicts in the Orenburg Region known as Black Dolphin Prison.15:34 24.09.2019
Russia’s human rights advocates turn to Moscow prosecutor over Ustinov caseThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has asked Moscow Prosecutor Denis Popov to pay attention to the criminal case of actor Pavel Ustinov, who had been earlier found guilty of inflicting bodily harm to law enforcement officer during an unauthorized rally.17:53 23.09.2019
Russian business ombudsman pushes for creation of blacklist of judgesRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov proposes to set a special expert group to assess judges’ decisions and rulings and create the so-called blacklist of Russian judges.11:35 19.09.2019
Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen to be extended – MoskalkovaThe Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen has great possibilities for provision of assistance to people and will be extended, according to the Russian human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.16:37 16.09.2019
Russian MPs reject initiative on ombudsman for rights of disabled personsThe lower house of Russian parliament on Thursday rejected a bill to establish the institution of ombudsman defending the rights of disabled persons in Russia.15:36 12.09.2019
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
State Duma committees to consider initiative on amnesty for minor and female convictsChairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has ordered authorized committees to consider a proposal to pardon certain inmates including minors and woman having family obligations made by children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova.14:48 11.09.2019
Process of return of citizens of RF and Ukraine to home countries launched – MoskalkovaNegotiation on mutual return to their home countries of Russian and Ukrainian citizens is underway, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.16:59 02.09.2019
Children's Rights Commissioner asks lawmakers to approve stricter punishment for pedophilesChildren's Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the State Duma to step up its work on a bill envisaging tougher punishment for sexual abuse of children, so it could be approved sooner.17:58 28.08.2019
Journalist Vyshinsky released from detention in UkraineThe editor-in-chief of RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency Vyshinsky having Ukrainian and Russian citizenship, arrested in Kiev on May 15, 2018 on suspicion of treason and placed in detention.16:02 28.08.2019
Russian lawyer involved in $5 mln Roscosmos embezzlement case applies to ECHRChairman of Tretyakov & Partners law firm Igor Tretyakov involved in the 330-million-ruble ($5 million) Roscosmos embezzlement case has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:53 22.08.2019
Graduates of Swiss Academy for International Law to defend rights of RussiansThe Swiss Academy for International Law founded on the initiative of the Association of Russian Lawyers and its partner higher education establishments is to train specialists, who will defend the rights of Russian citizens at the international level.17:39 20.08.2019
Russian human rights advocates check reports on torture of Jehovah’s WitnessesChairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has met in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area with the Jehovah's Witnesses adepts, who had earlier complained of tortures.11:47 15.08.2019
HRC call in support of Russian mother jailed in U.S. submitted to UN Special ProceduresAn appeal of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council in support of Bogdana Osipova, sentenced in the U.S. to 7 years in prison for the so-called kidnapping of her own children, has been submitted to the UN Special Procedures.13:59 02.08.2019
Russia’s Civic Chamber opens hotline on enforcement practices in drug-related crimesRussia’s Civic Chamber has launched a hotline on problems encountered in the enforcement practices related to the antidrug provisions of the national Criminal Code.14:39 01.08.2019
Prosecutor General’s Office to check information about criminal prosecution of journalistThe Prosecutor General’s Office is to check if criminal proceedings have been launched against Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev, a journalist of Chernovik newspaper, after the Presidential Council for Human Rights spoke in his defense.13:01 29.07.2019
Government submits to State Duma bill permitting convicts serve sentences near homeRussia’s government has asked the State Duma to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to the effect that it included an option allowing to transfer convicts to penitentiary facilities located near places of residence of their relatives.14:15 25.07.2019