Russia’s Children Ombudsman urges mandatory pretrial mediation in family disputesIntroduction of the procedure of mandatory pretrial mediation in civil cases relating to family law and development of territorial conciliation services are to facilitate readiness of citizens to negotiate and save families from disintegration, Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes.17:54 23.11.2020
Children Ombudsman assists to return home 3 Russian minors from SerbiaThree Russian children could be brought back to their homeland from Serbia with assistance of Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.14:00 23.11.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman urges international act on responsibilities of states among pandemicIt is necessary to develop an international legal act envisaging regulation of human rights and liberties amid the pandemic, Russia’s Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova believes.17:39 19.11.2020
Over 800 complaints filed with Russian Ombudsman from foreigners during pandemicRussia’s Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova received 805 applications from foreigners during the pandemic.12:44 18.11.2020
Moskalkova pushes for enshrinement of quarantine observation status in lawRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova claims it is necessary to enshrine the status of observators in law as well as the rights of people held in such places.16:16 17.11.2020
Moskalkova proposes to give ombdusmen right to visit fellow citizens jailed abroadRussia’s Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Tuesday proposed to enshrine in the international treaty a right of ombudsmen to visit prosecuted and convicted fellow citizens abroad and render assistance to them.12:56 17.11.2020
Russian minors' ombudsman calls for creation of child rights monitoring board in SyriaRussia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Syria Faisal Mekdad on Friday proposed to create am international commission for monitoring of clearance of rights of minors held in Syrian camps.13:38 13.11.2020
Putin signs law banning Russia’s Ombudsman from keeping foreign bank accountsPresident Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a bill prohibiting Russia’s Human Righs Commissioner to have accounts with foreign banks into law.15:45 09.11.2020
Russia's Ombudsman lobbies for stiffer fines for refusal to hire people with disabilitiesThe Labor Minister’s initiative to increase administratie fines for denial of employment to disabled citizens and employer-employee relationship violations is well-timed, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has said while presenting her Protection the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities report.10:17 30.10.2020
State Duma lawmakers approve foreign bank account ban for Russia’s OmbudsmanA bill prohibiting Russia’s Human Righs Commissioner to have accounts with foreign banks passed its final reading in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.13:22 28.10.2020
Russian minors' ombudsman reports rise in number of chilrdren's deaths on summer holidaysThe number of children died during unorganized rest and recreation this summer increased by 1.7 times as compared to the same period in 2019, Russia’s Minors Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova said at the All-Russia telephone conference on the summer health promotion campaign results.13:30 21.10.2020
Allowing convicts serve terms near relatives' homes to down ECHR claims by 40% - OmbudsmanThe fact that convicts were allowed to serve their terms near the places of residence of their relatives would permit to decrease the number of complaints submitted to the European Court of Human Rights by 40 percent, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova believes.16:31 19.10.2020
Over 1 million complaints filed with Russian Ombudsman’s Office in 25 yearsOver nearly 25 years of its existence the Office of Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner received more than 1 million applications from citizens, Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova said Monday in the Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs.11:09 19.10.2020
Governmental commission backs bill on Russia’s regional ombudsmenMembers of the governmental lawmaking commission on Monday anonymously supported a bill on regional ombudsmen.13:19 12.10.2020
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
Russia’s Ombudsman ready to aid victims of Nagorno-Karabakh conflictRussia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova urges her colleagues, Ombudsmen of Azerbaijan and Armenia, to recommend their respective governments to show restraint and take all necessary measures to settle their problems not by force of arms, but through dialogue and negotiations in order to stabilize the current situation.18:07 29.09.2020
Presidential Council member urges civic activists to help migrants return to their homelandsRegional authorities, civic chambers and ombudsmen need to pay attention to the fact that numerous migrants concentrate in certain Russian regions and help them to return to their homes, a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council Alexander Brod believes.16:27 28.09.2020
Russia’s Rights Commissioner Office continues work on legal status of regional OmbudsmenThe Office of Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova continues its work on improvement of the legal status of regional Ombudsmen.14:20 22.09.2020
Russian lawyers propose to introduce post of animal rights ombudsmanChair of Russia’s Bar Association for Human Rights, advocate Maria Arkhipova has proposed to introduce a post of the animal rights ombudsman.15:43 09.07.2020
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