Russian ombudsman asks Director of U.S. Bureau of Prisons to protect Yaroshenko’s rights
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has asked Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Mark S. Inch for checking prison conditions of pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence in the U.S. for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine, and protection of his rights.
Commission on children’s return from countries at war may be created in Russia
Children's rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has proposed to create a commission specializing in the return of Russian minors from crisis areas.
Russia and Indonesia prepare declaration on countering terrorist ideology
Russia and Indonesia have prepared a declaration on countering the spread of terrorist ideology.
Russian FM says Hague-based PCA had no jurisdiction in Arctic Sunrise case
Russia has taken no part in the litigation relating to the seizure of Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise in 2013 initiated by the Netherlands in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague due to the fact that PCA lacked jurisdiction in the case.
Detention of Russian man accused of 1991 crimes in Lithuania to be appealed in ECHR
Russia intends to file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over detention of Russian national Yuri Mel, who stands charged with implication in January 1991 clashes in Lithuania.
Russia quits International Criminal Court
Vladimir Putin signed a directive instructing Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the UN Secretary General that Russia no longer intends to become a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Russia to send request to US for return of convicted pilot Yaroshenko
Russia’s Justice Ministry has forwarded a request for return of pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence in the U.S. for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine, to the Foreign Ministry for its onward transmission to the United State.
Russian authorities asked to establish Eurasian court of human rights - report
Yelena Sutormina, a member of the Public Chamber, addressed Russia's Foreign Ministry and the Justice Ministry with a proposal to establish Eurasian court for human rights as an alternative to the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR).
Russia to seek in court seizure of foreign state-owned property - Lavrov
Russia is preparing a lawsuit seeking the seizure of the seizure of partially state-owned property in Europe.
Russian upper house proposes sanctions against states that 'glorify Nazism'
The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, urged the Foreign Ministry to introduce sanctions against countries that justify Nazi criminals and their accomplices.
Russia will work to prevent execution of its nationals abroad - official
Moscow will continue working to prevent the execution of Russian nationals abroad, says Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
Russia and Panama sign visa waiver agreement
Russia and Panama have signed an agreement to visa free travel for their citizens.
Russian investigators won't take part in British inquiry into Litvinenko death
The Russian Investigative Committee will not take part in the public hearings over the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian Federal Security Service agent.
Russia cautions against EU travel restrictions on residents of Crimea
Attempts to impose travel restrictions on residents of Crimea by EU countries are illegitimate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
Damaged Russian passports bill submitted to State Duma
The Russian government reported Thursday that a legislative commission has approved a bill lifting bureaucratic red tape for Russians whose passports expire or get damaged when they are abroad.
Japan nationals banned from entering Russia amid sanctions
Russia has presented Friday a list of Japan nationals who are banned from entering the country as a retaliatory measure to Tokyo’s visa sanctions, the statement on the Russian foreign ministry's website reads.
Russia urges EU to investigate secret CIA prisons in Europe
Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, has urged the EU countries to investigate the alleged operation of CIA-run torture facilities in Europe, often referred to as “black sites,” RIA Novosti announced on Monday.
No prior notice given to Russia before US cyber fraud arrest
US officials did not provide Russia with information on the activity of the Russian citizen who was charged with cyber fraud before his arrest, according to Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s envoy for human rights, democracy and supremacy of law.
Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State Department
Seleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.
Russian diplomats reach detained hacker in Guam
The Russian consular staff on Monday visited Roman Seleznev, a Russian national arrested in the US on fraud charges, in Guam, a consular employee told RIA Novosti in San Francisco.