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Coordination Council of Commissioners for Human Rights in the Ural Federal District
On 11–12 of May, there was a meeting of the first Coordination Council of Commissioners for Human Rights and Children’s Commissioners in the Ural Federal District on the topic of "Results of modernization in the public health service: to protect an individual".

Altai Commissioner inspected conditions in a school
Since the beginning of the year Commissioner for Human Rights in the Altai Territory Boris Larin has received several complaints about problems in a regular school in Krutishka.
Novosibirsk Commissioner restored pensioner’s right to medical assistance
Thanks to the assistance of Commissioner for Human Rights in the Region of Novosibirsk Nina Shalabaeva, the justice in respect to an elderly woman was restored.
In Sevastopol veteran of the Great Patriotic War obtained long-awaited accommodation
In March, Commissioner for Human Rights in Sevastopol Pavel Butsai received an application from veteran of the Great Patriotic War K. Therein it was stated, for several years the applicant had been refused resident registration with the right to priority access to housing.

Protection of disabled people rights discussed in Arkhangelsk Region
On May 10, there was a meeting of the Expert Council under the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Arkhangelsk Region Lyubov Anisimova concerning the problem of disabled people rights’ protection.
Sevastopol Commissioner protected citizens’ rights in case of emergency
Thanks to the interference of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Sevastopol Pavel Butsay, the disposal of the Great Patriotic War bomb was done without explosive demolition.
Meeting of Coordination Council of Commissioners for Human Rights in the Far Eastern Federal District
On May 4, a regular meeting of the Coordination Council of Commissioners for Human Rights in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) took place under the aegis of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Khabarovsk Region Igor Chesnitskiy.

Action Read As You Please took place in Tomsk Region
On May 3, a charitable action Read As You Please which was organized by the regional Commissioner for Human Rights Elena Kartashova ended in Tomsk Region.
Irkutsk Commissioner turned up numerous violations in regional correctional camp
On May 4, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Irkutsk Region Valeriy Lukin visited the correctional camp № 14 of the Head Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Irkutsk Region. In the course of the inspection, the Regional Commissioner detected numerous violations some of which constituted a threat to life.

Regional Commissioner met Head of the Republic of Ingushetia
On May 2, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Ingushetia Dzhambulat Ozdoev met Yunus-bek Yevkurov, Head of the Republic.