High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova appealed to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, and the head of the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine Florence Gillette in defense of the rights of the Russian military personnel captured in Ukraine, with a request to assist in establishing their location…

High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation addressed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Michelle Bachelet, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Mr. Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Secretary General Ms. Helga Maria Schmid, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Mr. Matteo Mecacci, Secretary General of the…

Your Excellency, I hereby present my compliments to you. I am writing to express my deep disturbance at the increasing number and severity of provocations by the Ukrainian troops who purposefully involve civilian population into military operations. A range of evidence are coming from the city of Mariupol, where, according to available information, the Ukrainian military bring in the civilian population to the «Azov-Steel» plant, who…

On November 9, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova and Chairperson of the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain Ali Ahmed Alderazi signed a Protocol on interaction between the national human rights institutions for 2022. One of the key areas of cooperation under the protocol will be the protection of women’s rights.…

On November 8, during a visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met Chairman of the Shura Council (upper house of Parliament) Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh and members of the Human Rights Committee. During the meeting Tatiana Moskalkova told the Chairman and members of the Human Rights Committee under…

On November 8, in Manama, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met members of the Standing Committee on Human Rights of the Bahrain Council of Representatives, which is the lower house of parliament. Tatiana Moskalkova spoke about joint work with the State Duma and the Federation Council to improve human rights legislation, and also paid attention to human…

On November 8, in Manama, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met  Chairperson of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain (the lower house of parliament) Khalifa Al-Dhahrani. Tatiana Moskalkova and Khalifa Al-Dhahrani exchanged experience in improving human rights legislation and discussed protection of women's rights. The High Commissioner told the Speaker about law "On Commissioners for Human…

On November 7, in Manama, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani. During the meeting, the Russian ombudswoman and the Foreign Minister of Bahrain discussed a wide range of human rights issues, paying special attention to human rights education. During the…

On November 7, in Manama, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met Chairman of Bahrain’s Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission Mr. Nawaf Al Moawda. During the meeting, the Russian Ombudswoman told the head of the Commission about the measures aimed at humanizing the penal system in Russia. The High Commissioner also paid attention to the…

The National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain was established by the relevant Royal Decree of 2009, as well as the Law of the Kingdom of 2014 and it is located in the capital of Bahrain — Manama. The National Human Rights Institution has a Council of Commissioners composed of 11 members, including the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson. Members of the Council of Commissioners…