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Russian mass media are not subject to the Federal Law on foreign mass media fulfilling the functions of foreign agents
The Federal Law "On Amendments to Articles 104 and 153 of the Federal Law "On Information, Information Technologies and the Protection of Information"and Article 6 of the Law of the Russian...
The Ministry of Justice responded to the applications of street protesters to the ECHR
On November 15, 2017, the Ministry of Justice of Russia sent to the European Court of Human Rights its observations on the admissibility and merits of the complaints "Kapustin and 18 others v....
On applications "Bayev and Others v. Russia" and “Davydov and Others v. Russia”
On November 14, 2017 the European Court of Human Rights decided to decline the Russian authorities' request to review earlier judgements on the application "Bayev and Others v. Russia" concerning...
The prohibition of psychological techniques that have a negative effect on mental health of individuals during religious rituals does not violate the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
On October 30, 2017, the Ministry of Justice of Russia sent its comments on the admissibility and merits of the application by the religious organization “Evangelical Christian Church New...
Alexander Konovalov took part in the conference "Russia and the ECtHR: the right to be heard"
On October 27, 2017 Moscow hosted the conference "Russia and the ECtHR: the right to be heard", which was organized under the auspices of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum and the...
The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation hosted the meeting with the Director-General for Human Rights and the Rule of Law of the Secretariat of the Council of Europe
On October 26, 2017, the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation hosted a meeting with Mr. Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General of the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule...
A new training course "Rights and Obligations in Sports" was launched in MGIMO
On October 26, 2017 a joint event of the Council of Europe, the Ministry of Sport of Russia and Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign...
The delegation of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia took part in the international conference on the 20th anniversary of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention)
The main purpose of the Conference was to discuss the principles laid down by the Oviedo Convention given continuing development of the biomedical science. The agenda of the conference...
On the 33rd session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
On October 18-20, 2017 Strasbourg hosted the 33rd session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. A Russian delegation headed by the Governor of the Vladimir...
Delegation of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation participated in the 77th plenary meeting of the Group of States against Corruption
The Russian delegation headed by the First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Alexander Buksman took part in the 77th plenary meeting of the Group of States against Corruption...
On the meeting of Chairperson of the Council of the Federation Valentina Matvienko and Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland
Valentina Matvienko and Thorbjørn Jagland discussed the issues of Russia's cooperation in the Council of Europe. Chairperson of the Council of the Federation Valentina...
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland
On October 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbj ø rn Jagland as part of his working visit to Russia. The officials discussed a broad range of...
European Court of Human Rights finds no violations in the actions of Russian security services which were taken after the terrorist attack at the Domodedovo airport in 2011
On October 17, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgement in the case of Krivolutskaya v. Russia concerning the circumstances of the terrorist act at the Domodedovo airport on...
The European Court of Human Rights finds no political persecution in the case of Navalnyye v. Russia
On October 17, 2017 the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgement on the application of the Navalnyys brothers concerning their criminal prosecution in the case of Yves Rocher Vostok for...
The European Court of Human Rights recognized the treatment of the former head of Makhachkala administration Said Amirov who currently serves his sentence in a correctional colony as adequate
On October 17, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgement on the application of former head of the administration of Makhachkala Said Amirov, sentenced to life imprisonment for...
European Court of Human Rights recognized the application of OOO Khabarovskaya Toplivnaya Kompaniya as inadmissible
On October 12, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights published a decision on the application of OOO Khabarovskaya Toplivnaya Kompaniya which claimed that certain provisions of the...
Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation stands for the protection of the rights of the minor citizen of the Russian Federation in the European Court of Human Rights
On October 13, 2017 the Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Galperin sent the...
On 54th Plenary meeting of MONEYVAL
On September 25-28, 2017 the 54th Plenary meeting of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism - MONEYVAL was held in Strasbourg....
On the meeting of the Governmental Committee of the European Social Charter and the European Code of Social Security
On September 25-29, 2017, the 136th meeting of the Governmental Committee of the European Social Charter and the European Code of Social Security was held in Strasbourg. The participants...
On the meeting of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Committee of experts on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CAHDPH)
On September 27-29, 2017, the 6th meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of experts on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CAHDPH) was held in Strasbourg. Members of the Committee presented new...