High Commissioner of Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova will make a working visit to Strasbourg (French Republic) from January 29 to February 1. During the visit, Tatiana Moskalkova will participate in the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year of the European Court of Human Rights and in the seminar «European Convention on Human Rights: A Living Instrument at 70». As part…

Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova on violation of the rights of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik On January 23, 2020, Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, detained in Greece in 2017 at the request of the United States, was extradited to France by the decision of the State Council of the Hellenic Republic. The authorities of the Hellenic Republic did…

On January 23, at 11: 00 a.m., High Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova will take part in the panel discussion «Criminal law in an era of great challenges», which will be organized within the framework of the international research-to-practice conference «Criminal law: development strategy in the XXI century». During the event experts and eminent scientists…

To: Dr. Andreas Pottakis The Greek Ombudsman Dear Dr. Pottakis, I am kindly writing to you concerning the plight of Mr. Alexander Vinnik, the Russian national arrested in Greece in 2017. Mr. Vinnik has been held in Greek penitentiary facilities for more than thirty months which seriously calls into question the implementation by the competent authorities of the Greek…

On December 18, the meeting of the Eurasian Ombudsman Alliance (EOA) will be held in Moscow under the chairmanship of High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova. The participants of the meeting will discuss the mechanisms of human rights protection in the territory of the EOA and determine the further development vector of the Alliance. In 2019, multilateral…

On December 17, the III International Conference "Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudsmen" will be held in Moscow. The conference is organized by the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation with the assistance from the Scientific and Educational Center for Human Rights. The International Conference will be attended by: — High Commissioner for…

Perhaps, housing is one of the most common topics in the complaints coming to me. I received an appeal from resident of Yekaterinburg M. She asked for help in solving her housing problem. As it follows from the cassation appeal, the applicant’s family was a tenant of a room in a communal apartment and since 1980 has been deemed to be in need of better housing conditions. According to M.,…

On November 27, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova and Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan visited the 102nd Russian military base (Gyumri, Republic of Armenia) to meet with the arrested Russian serviceman Andrey Razgildeev. Following the visit, the ombudsmen of Russia and Armenia made a joint statement. At the…

I have discussed the problem of closing the nursing home in Veliky Novgorod with Commissioner for Human Rights in the Novgorod Region Anatoly Boytsev. According to the Commissioner, everything is not quite as told in the material provided by «Yabloko»: the fact is that the building is in an emergency condition and soon will fall to ruin. The foundation has come down and the…

On 26 November, in Yerevan, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova participates in the International Conference on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Institution of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. The International conference discusses a wide range of issues related to the role of ombudsmen in the protection and promotion of human rights, protection of women’s…