To Josef Siegele, Secretary-General of the European Ombudsman Institute I extend my sincere condolences to you and the entire Austrian people on the horrific event that took place in Vienna. In this tragic hour, my heart goes out to all the victims and their families.  I firmly believe that only…

High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova extended condolences to Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis for the consequences of the earthquake in the Aegean Sea. Dear Dr Pottakis I extend my sincere condolences to all citizens of the Hellenic Republic and to the relatives and friends of the victims and survivors of the earthquake in the Aegean Sea. As the Greek…

High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova extended condolences to Chief Ombudsman of Turkey Şeref Malkoç after the earthquake in the province of Izmir. Your Excellency, I do ask you to convey my most sincere condolences to the citizens of the Republic of Turkey and my sympathy to friends of the victims of the terrible tragedy — the earthquake in Izmir province, which claimed…

I sincerely congratulate the staff of the Organization on the the United Nations Day! Exactly 75 years ago, after the severe and tragic lesson of the Second World War, the United Nations was created, which remains an uncontested global structure and serves the noble cause of achieving world peace, stability…

I express my extreme concern that on October 9 the Latvian security forces detained a citizen of the Russian Federation, the chairman of the Republican Society of military pensioners, retired colonel Vladimir Norvind, who had permanently resided in Riga, and subsequently, without explanation and social documents, expelled him from his…

On October 20, the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova and Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Maria Peichinovich-Burich held a meeting at the House of Human Rights in Moscow. The High Commissioner noted that the meeting of the Russian ombudswoman and the Secretary General…

On October 15, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova spoke on the rights of Crimean Tatars at an online meeting of the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. In her address the federal ombudswoman spoke about the subject of the Crimeans' appeals and the human rights issues. The High Commissioner also spoke about various benefits…

Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova on the renewal of a membership of the Russian Federation in the UN Human Rights Council   I welcomed the news of the election of the Russian Federation as a member of the UN Human Rights Council…

Any war affects the most valuable right - the right to live. No goals are worth the tears of mothers, wives and children. With bated breath, I follow the fate of Russian journalists Yuri Kotenok and Levon Arzanov wounded while fulfilling the professional duty in Nagorno-Karabakh. I empathize and convey…

I am happy that our sailors Aleksey Perfilyev, Valentin Nechai and Vyacheslav Sechin, kidnapped in May from two vessels the “Jibloo” and “Rio Mitong” off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, have gained freedom. This release was the result of the actions of the diplomats of the Russian Embassy in Abuja, the…