On January 31, during the second day of a working visit to Strasbourg, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met with Council of Europe Director General of Democracy Snežana Samardžić-Marković. During the conversation, Tatiana Moskalkova drew the attention of Snežana Samardžić-Marković to the need to improve legal mechanisms aimed at preventing the social injustice against women.…

On January 30, in Strasbourg, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met with President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos. During the conversation, Tatiana Moskalkova and Linos-Alexandre Sicilyanos noted the crucial importance of the ECHR for the protection of human rights both in a preventive way and in specific cases. The…

On January 30, in Strasbourg, 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 results of her activities. The High Commissioner noted that the work on human rights education of citizens has been intensified,…

On January 30 in Strasbourg, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maria Peichinovich-Bourich. Tatiana Moskalkova and Maria Peychinovich-Bourich discussed a wide range of human rights issues, particularly, measures to combat domestic violence and prevention of torture in places of detention. During the meeting, the participants noted the…

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…

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 17, at the III International Conference "Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudsmen", High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova spoke about topical problems of protection of human rights and freedoms in Eurasia. In particular, the federal ombudswoman paid special attention to the protection of migrants' rights, environmental security issues, as well as the protection of human…

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…