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17 July 2020

Tatiana Moskalkova held an online seminar jointly with the Council of Europe
17 July 2020
On July 17, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova and representatives of the Council of Europe held an online seminar to discuss Russian experience at federal and regional level with regard to compliance with international human rights standards in the framework of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The federal ombudswoman noted that today the importance of the activities of human…
23 June 2020
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High Commissioner appealed to Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in defense of Alexander Vinnik
23 June 2020
On June 23, during the videoconference meeting, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova appealed to Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic in defense of Alexander Vinnik’s rights, the Russian citizen being held in a French prison.
"I’m still greatly concerned with the fate of Vinnik, transferred to France. His mother was at the personal reception,…

High Commissioner and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights discussed protection of journalists' rights and picketing during pandemic
23 June 2020
On June 23, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović discussed protection of journalists' rights at the videoconference meeting.
During the conversation, Tatiana Moskalkova and Dunja Mijatović raised the issue of the detention of journalist Ilya Azar. According to the Russian Commissioner, a single-person demonstration…
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Tatiana Moskalkova met with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
23 June 2020
On June 23, in a videoconference mode, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović.
During the conversation, Tatiana Moskalkova told Dunja Mijatović about the activities of the High Commissioner during the pandemic. She told about the work of the hotline, as well as about…
05 June 2020

Russian Commissioner joined International Ombudsman Institute
05 June 2020
The Institution of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation has been admitted to the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) as a Voting member.
The positive decision regarding the High Commissioner’s application for IOI Voting membership was accepted by the IOI Board of Directors at its last meeting.
A preliminary agreement on the Russian membership was reached in February 2019…
30 April 2020

Tatiana Moskalkova participated in closing event of the joint project with the Council of Europe
30 April 2020
On April 30, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova participated in the closing event of the project "Co-operation on the implementation of the Russian Federation National Action Strategy for Women (2017–2022)" that ran from November 2018 to May 2020.
The event was also attended by First Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection Alexey…
29 April 2020

EOA meeting dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory
29 April 2020
On April 29, the meeting of the Eurasian Ombudsman Alliance (EOA) dedicated to the 75th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War was held via videoconference.
The event was attended by the heads of the national human rights institutions of Armenia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Tajikistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the National Center for Human Rights in the Republic of Uzbekistan…
10 April 2020

Tatiana Moskalkova shared with Zoran Pašalić Russian experience in combating pandemic
10 April 2020
On April 10, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova discussed with Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Serbia Zoran Pašalić current human rights issues via videoconference.
During the conversation Tatiana Moskalkova noted the importance of ombudsmen cooperation in combating COVID-19.
According to the Russian Ombudswoman, the effectiveness of anti-crisis measures taken by states…

Ombudswomen of Russia and Azerbaijan held videoconference
10 April 2020
On April 10, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova and Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva held a conversation via videoconference.
Tatiana Moskalkova and Sabina Aliyeva discussed a wide range of human rights issues, as well as prospects for cooperation. The parties paid special attention to the human rights…
07 April 2020

Family reunited thanks to collaboration of Russian and Armenian Ombudsmen
07 April 2020
On March 27, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova received an appeal from Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan with a request to assist in the reunification of the Armenian family, which was in a difficult life situation as a result of quarantine.
According to the appeal, the applicants, as Armenian citizens, were unable to fly to Russia at their…
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