Russia’s non-election to HRC not to affect human rights situation in Russia
Russia’s non-election to the UN Human Rights Council will not affect the processes of improving human rights in Russia, the country’s human rights ombudswoman Tatiana Moskalkova told reporters on Saturday. “I take the situation with Russia’s non-election to the UN Human Rights Council first of all as temporary, and, secondly, it cannot anyway affect the positive processes of improving human rights in the Russian...
Russia expects UN to put pressure on Kiev over human rights abuses
Information about gross violations of rights and freedoms in Ukraine in a report of the UN mission in Ukraine cannot be ignored, and Russia expects that necessary pressure will be put on Kiev, a Russian delegate told the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. “We are confident that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights should continue documenting objectively and unbiasedly Ukrainian...
Russia’s ombudswoman, EU ambassador discuss observation of human rights
Russia’s newly appointed human rights ombudswoman Tatiana Moskalkova held her first meeting with European Union Ambassador in Russia Vigaudas Usackas on Tuesday to discuss observation of human rights, the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the position of convicted Ukrainian nationals who remained in the territory of Crimea after the region’s reunification with Russia. “I asked Mr. Ambassador about the supply of 150...
France: Prolonged Emergency State Threatens Rights, Says HRW
The decision by France’s parliament on July 21, 2016, to expand and prolong the country’s state of emergency for six months undermines human rights and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said, adding the government should strengthen safeguards to ensure that the emergency powers are applied only to the extent strictly required. One week after the Bastille Day attack in Nice, the parliament approved a law that not only extends...
Prisons In India: Better Custodial Care Needed For The Marginalized
Author: Saumitra Mohan Prison administration is an alienable part of our justice delivery system which, many feel, calls for urgent relook and attention. The prison administration in India has existed almost unchanged since its inception though a nomenclatural change has been effected in the meanwhile. Our prisons are no longer called ‘jails’ and have been christened as correctional homes today in keeping with the changed ethos. Even...
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