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Primorye Commissioner spoke at judicial conference
On 19 June, Commissioner for Human Rights in Primorye Territory Valeriy Rozov took part in the 16th Judicial Conference of Primorye Territory and spoke about coordination of activities aimed at protecting rights for effective judicial protection.
Smolensk Commissioner and regional civic chamber signed cooperation agreement
On 19 June, Commissioner for Human Rights in Smolensk Region Alexander Kapustin and Chairman of the regional Civic Chamber Yuriy Synkin signed an agreement on cooperation in ensuring protection of civil and human rights and freedoms.
Sverdlovsk Commissioner and regional Investigations Directorate’s Head held office hours for public
On 23 June, Commissioner for Human Rights in Sverdlovsk Region and Head of Sverdlovsk Region Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (SKR) Valeriy Zadorin held office hours for public in Baykalovsk Municipal District.
Servicemen in Sevastopol most concerned about housing problems
On 23 June, the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office and the Office of the Russian Federation High Commissioner for Human Rights held joint office hours for public in Sevastopol.
Commissioner in Sverdlovsk Region held workshop on ecological rights’ protection
On 16 June, Ekaterinburg hosted a roundtable discussion named ‘International Experience of Ombudsman’s Institute and Protection of Ecological Rights. Environmental Conflicts: Prevention and Resolution’.
Commissioner in Saratov held consultations on social issues
On 10 June, over 250 residents of Saratov Region applied for a legal consultation on the Single Reception Day organised by Commissioner for Human Rights in Saratov Region Tatiana Zhurik.
Yakutsk Commissioner and prosecutors inspected detention centre
On 22 June, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Alexey Efimov and high officials of the prosecutor’s offices of Yakutsk and the republic held a joint inspection of the Detention Centre, the Yakutsk Department of the MIA of the Russian Federation.
Human Rights Commissioner in Bryansk Region held roundtable on free legal aid
On 15 June, Commissioner for Human Rights in Bryansk Region Sergey Simonenko and The Legal Clinics Development Centre Autonomous Non-Commercial Association organised a roundtable named ‘Free Legal Aid Availability Problems’. The discussion revealed that the non-state system of free legal aid (FLA) in the region is still in the making.
Meeting with participants to UN Russian Speaking Indigenous Fellowship Programme
On 19 June, staff members of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia met with participants to the UN Russian Speaking Indigenous Fellowship Programme. Representatives of indigenous minorities of Kamchatka, Khabarovsk Territory, the Komi Republic, Leningrad, Kemerovo, Murmansk, and Sakhalin regions took part in the meeting.
Right to be released
Morshanskiy District Court of Tambov Region held that convict M., having served his sentence in penal colonies No. 1 and No. 5 of the Department of the FPS in Tambov Region, be released on parole.