Presidential Human Rights Council urges aid to persons facilitating fight against COVID-19The Government needs to think over an extension of support measures to persons facilitating the combat doctors and medical establishments wage against the pandemic, according to members of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council.14:49 27.07.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman to establish working group on suspects’ rightsRussia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova working in cooperation with representatives of an NGO engaged in protection of rights of victims of unjust criminal prosecution and wrongfully convicted persons is set to establish a working group to deal with violations of rights of suspects and convicts.17:30 16.07.2020
More complaints filed in criminal field than in social and economical – MoskalkovaThe number of complaints concerning social and economical sphere filed with federal ombudsman reduced in 2019 as compared to a previous one; however, there was a rise in applications related to the criminal field, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.13:13 09.07.2020
About 400 Constitution amending vote applications submitted to Russian OmbudsmanOffice’s of the Federal Ombudsman had received around 400 applications concerning the voting on amendments to the Constitution, the country’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova told journalists on Monday.15:03 29.06.2020
Ombudsman Moskalkova takes part in Constitution amendments votingRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova took part in the voting on the Constitution amendments on Monday.14:10 29.06.2020
Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs initiative on minors’ right to public representationRussia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers has backed an initiative envisaging that court-appointed legal professionals are to be granted the right to represent interests of minors.15:52 23.06.2020
Ombudsman Moskalkova proposes extension of Civic Chamber’s human rights workRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova proposed that the Civic Chamber members extend their work on education in the law at a plenary meeting of the Chamber on Friday.17:54 19.06.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman calls for prosecutors to oversee voting on Constitutional amendmentsIt is needed that prosecutors most thoroughly oversee the course of voting on the amendments to the Constitution to exclude situations where employers could force their employees to cast their votes via electronic means, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has said addressing a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.18:07 16.06.2020
Central Election Commission gets 17 complaints of violation of Russian voters’ rightsSeventeen complaints about alleged violations of rights of participants of All-Russian voting have been filed with Russia’s Central Election Commission.13:34 16.06.2020
Lawmakers adopt bill to protect rights of Russians under foreign sanctionsA bill to protect the rights of individuals and companies put under anti-Russian sanctions imposed by foreign states passed its second and third readings in the lower house of Russian parliament on Wednesday.17:00 27.05.2020
More than 1,000 complaints filed with Russian ombudsman during pandemicOffice of the Russian High Commissioner for Human Rights has received 1,113 applications during the coronavirus restrictions period, the press service of the federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova reports.15:10 22.05.2020
Released convicts complain about lack of jobs, housing, and subsistenceRussia’s Ombudsman office receives applications from convicts who have recently served their terms seeking help as to jobs, housing, and subsitence, according to a member of Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova’s staff.13:02 21.05.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman to apply to U.S. authorities for protection of Russian national rightsRussia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova is ready to turn to the U.S. government and international organizations seeking to ensure that the rights of Russian citizen Oleg Nikitin are to be respected.14:28 19.05.2020
Human Rights Council urges government to set rules on COVID-19 treatment of homelessChair of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Valery Fadeyev has urged Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova to pay attention to the problems faced by homeless people affected by benign coronavirus disease.18:03 18.05.2020
Public monitoring commissions to be able to monitor mental hospitals – orderThe Ministry of Healthcare has approved an order of visiting psychiatric hospitals by the members of public monitoring commissions.10:27 06.05.2020
Videoconference trials do not violate rights of defendants – Russian Supreme CourtCourt proceedings conducted through video link meet the criteria for fair and public hearing of a case and do not violate the rights of accused persons, the Russian Supreme Court explains in its second judicial review published during the pandemic of coronavirus.13:32 30.04.2020
Russia’s ombudsman proposes altering approach to limitation periods amid pandemicRussia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova insists that there is a need to adopt a regulation legally defining the current regime of restrictive measures introduced because of the pandemic, which would envisage in particular changes in the approach to periods of limitation.15:49 27.04.2020
Moskalkova states necessity of international human rights instrument during pandemicRussia’s federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Monday voiced the necessity to draft an international instrument on rights and obligations of people at times of epidemics, quarantine and pandemic.13:58 27.04.2020
Over 500 applications submitted to Russian ombudsman during pandemicOffice of the Russian High Commissioner for Human Rights has received over 500 applications during the coronavirus spread, the federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova reports.12:02 27.04.2020
Russian President grants witness immunity to ombudsmenPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill granting the privilege of witness in civil and criminal proceedings to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners into law.12:21 24.04.2020