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…

On November 7, in Manama, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met with Chairperson of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain Ali Ahmed Al-Derazi. During the meeting, the ombudspersons of Russia and the Kingdom of Bahrain discussed further human rights interaction, as well as holding joint events in 2022. In particular, the…

The second plenary session of the the V International Conference “Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudspersons” was devoted to the observance of environmental rights. According to the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, the rapid growth of population and the increase in…

Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergey Ivanov participated in the V International Conference “Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudspersons”. Sergey Ivanov, commenting on precedents of inadequate fines and low accountability for breaches of environmental legislation,…

On October 12th, ombudspersons from 25 states participated in the V International Conference “Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudspersons” and shared some of the details and best practices of their work in the field of protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. The issues related…