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Ombudsman Moskalkova calls Russian mother’s sentence in U.S. kidnapping case unjust

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova claims that a 7-year prison sentence given by a U.S. court to Bogdana Osipova on charges of kidnapping her own children, is far from justice.

16:01 07.06.2019

Moskalkova to seek tough assessment of Kosovo incident from international organizations

Russian ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova will request that the Council of Europe and the United Nations organization severely assess clashes with the police in Kosovo resulting in injuries for the UN mission appointee Mikhail Krasnoshchekov.

17:27 06.06.2019

State Duma passes bill on regional rights commissioners in first reading

The State Duma adopted a bill on general principles of the organization of human rights commissioners’ activity in Russian regions in the first reading on Wednesday.

15:50 29.05.2019

ECHR rulings against Russia mostly concern detention terms – Moskalkova

Russia most of all pays compensations upon the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for failure to meet reasonable terms of detention and investigation, the federal human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova stated on Tuesday.

14:01 28.05.2019

Moskalkova asks U.S. Attorney General to grant extradition of convicted pilot Yaroshenko

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has forwarded an application to American Attorney General William Barr asking him to show a good will and extradite pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine.

10:57 24.05.2019

Ukraine’s language law breaches rights of Russian-speaking people – Moskalkova

The law on Ukrainian language recently signed by Petro Poroshenko contradicts with the Minsk agreements guaranteeing the right of self-determination and crudely violates the rights of millions of Russian-speaking people, Russian ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova stated on Monday.

12:55 20.05.2019

One year of detention: Russian ombudsman again calls for release of journalist Vyshinsky

Tomorrow marks the year-long detention of Kirill Vyshinsky in Ukraine; and Russian ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova again expresses a hope that Ukrainian authorities will take steps to the treason case termination and release of the journalist.

16:31 14.05.2019

Russian ombudsman to seek deportation of pilot Yaroshenko from U.S. for health reasons

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova would ask U.S. authorities to deport convicted pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko on health grounds.

11:30 08.05.2019

Russian Ombudsman hopes Vyshinsky case to be closed soon

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova hopes that a criminal case against journalist Kirill Vyshinsky in Ukraine will be terminated in connection with taking office by a new president.

13:43 24.04.2019

About 100 cultural rights applications submitted to Russian ombudsman in 2018

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received nearly 100 applications concerning the problems of cultural rights protection.

16:47 23.04.2019

Moskalkova to ask U.S. to withdraw extradition request for Russian national Vinnik

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova, who is currently paying a visit to New York, would officially ask American authorities to withdraw a request for extradition of Alexander Vinnik jailed in Greece.

10:57 18.04.2019

Russian ombudsman to seek transfer of pilot Yaroshenko convicted in U.S. to other prison

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova would request American authorities to transfer pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine to another prison for health reasons.

14:06 17.04.2019

Moskalkova discusses Vyshinsky case with UN rights commissioner, seeks aid

Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has discussed a case of journalist Kirill Vyshinsky detained in Ukraine on treason charges with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.

10:55 17.04.2019

Russian human rights commissioner to take part in UN session

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova will participate in the tenth session of the United Nations General Assembly’s Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Aging.

10:31 15.04.2019

Board on disabled persons’ rights to be created under office of Russian ombudsman

A board on the rights of persons with disabilities would be established under the Office of Russian Ombudsman, Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova told RAPSI on Thursday.

14:58 11.04.2019

Russian prosecutors to control observance of prisoners’ rights along with ombudsmen

Prosecutors will get the penitentiary system under control and monitor the observance of inmates’ rights along with regional human rights commissioners, Russian ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova said Wednesday citing the report of Prosecutor General Yury Chaika.

15:46 10.04.2019

Moskalkova and Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner visit jailed Ukrainian sailors

Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović visited Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait in a Moscow detention center on Wednesday.

15:37 03.04.2019

Russian Justice Ministry proposes to authorize ombudsmen to receive inmates in prisons

The Justice Ministry of Russia has proposed to vest ombudsmen with a power to receive convicts personally in colonies. Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has supported the initiative.

16:00 02.04.2019

Moskalkova to appeal to international organizations over Vyshinsky case again

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova will send applications over the case of journalist Kirill Vyshinsky to international organizations once more.

16:50 28.03.2019

Moskalkova proposes to improve ECHR accessibility for Russian citizens

Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova during a meeting with President of the European Court of Human Rights Guido Raimondi on Wednesday proposed to create a special Internet site to inform Russians about the course of complaints examination in the ECHR.

17:42 27.03.2019