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The HRC will continue to work on the idea of administrative Amnesty in Russia

The Council on human rights under the President of Russia (HRC) will continue its work on the promotion of the establishment of administrative Amnesty in Russia, said the head of the Council Valery Fadeev.

Previously, the HRC has offered to carry out administrative Amnesty of fines for violation of self-isolation, if these cases did not result in negative consequences, the report at the disposal of RIA Novosti.

The HRC has increased the number of attempts to attract journalists for fake news

The number of attempts to attract journalists for fake news in the regions of the Russian Federation during a pandemic COVID-19 has increased, according to data of the monitoring center for the protection of media rights, which publishes the website of the Council under RF President on development of civil society and human rights.

According to the monitoring center, the greatest number of violations – 20 - recorded in January. In June recorded five violations in may and six in April, five in March, eight in February - 13.

A member of the HRC called upon to monitor the implementation of the amendments to the Family code

You need to see how will work the bills proposed to improve the Family code of the Russian Federation, said the Commissioner for human rights in the Sverdlovsk region, member of the Council on human rights (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation Tatyana Merzlyakova.

Introduced in the state Duma the package contains amendments to 10 laws. In particular, clarifies the provisions of the law on principles of prevention of neglect and offenses of minors in order to reduce cases of interference in the family, including limited to list and clarify the grounds for recognition of the children being in socially dangerous situation.

The HRC will hold consultations on the implementation of amendments to the legislation

The Council on human rights under the President of Russia (HRC) is launching a series of consultations with experts on the implementation of amendments to Russian legislation will primarily address the topics of reforming the system of local governments, the judiciary, digitization, said the head of the Council Valery Fadeev.

"The Council on human rights, we begin a series of consultations with experts on issues of implementation of constitutional amendments in the Russian legislation. Attention will be primarily focused on reforming the system of local governments, the judiciary, in application of digital technologies, and environmental problems and education of children," are available on the website of the Council of the word Fadeev.

The HRC was offered for the first time in Russia to carry out administrative Amnesty

The Council on human rights under the President of Russia (HRC) offers to carry out administrative Amnesty issued to citizens of fines for violation of self-isolation, if these cases did not result in negative consequences, the report at the disposal of RIA Novosti.

"The Chairman of the Council Valery Fadeev proposed to abolish the pre-trial order, not only those penalties that have accrued as a result of application failures, "Social monitoring", but all other fines for violation of self-isolation, if these cases did not result in negative consequences (e.g., unauthorized abandonment of place of residence was infected with another person). If the purpose of penalties was to reduce the cases of violation of isolation, that their abolition already does for this purpose will not affect", - says the report.

The HRC commented on the sentencing of journalist Prokopieva

Executive Secretary of the Council on human rights under President of Russia (HRC) Alexander Tochenov said that the sentence of the Pskov journalist Svetlana Prokopieva in the form of a fine of 500 thousand rubles for public justification of terrorism overstated, but unpunished, the case could not stay.

In the air of "Echo of Moscow in Pskov" in November of 2018 left channel, where Prokop was talking about the attack, which occurred shortly before the building of the FSB in the Arkhangelsk. The text of the transmission was laid out in the shape of the article "Repression of the state" in the publication "the Pskov news". Subsequently, the article and broadcast transmission have been removed at the request of Roskomnadzor, the media and both fined on 350 thousand rubles. Regional SUS'k of the Russian Federation filed a case of public justification of terrorism with the media (part 2 of article 205.2 of the criminal code).

The HRC appreciated the organization of voting on amendments in Moscow

Regional interim working group of the HRC to monitor the voting on amendments to the Constitution of Russia in Moscow said that the event was held in line with generally accepted standards, according to the website of the Council on human rights under the President of the Russian Federation.

A meeting of the group took place on 3 July, it is the social activists discussed the voting process, the observers ' work and commissions, as well as compliance with sanitary-epidemiological requirements at the polls.

The HRC encouraged to expand the practice of electronic voting

The practice of electronic voting needs to be expanded, it can be an example for other countries, said the head of the Council under RF President on development of civil society and human rights Valery Fadeev.

Very important, according to the head of the HRC that the results of e-voting in Moscow is very close to what shown by traditional voting by ballot.

The HRC said about attempts to undermine the legitimacy of voting on amendments

A nationwide vote on amendments to the Constitution passed without serious problems, but attempts to undermine its legitimacy, said the co-founder of the Association "Independent public monitoring" (MR.), member of the HRC Alexander Brod.

"Association "Independent public monitoring" the vote concludes that it has passed without serious problems, but with serious attempts to undermine its legitimacy that has failed," said Ford at a press briefing of the situational center OP of the Russian Federation.

The CEC monitors reports of shortcomings during the vote on the amendments

CEC established its monitoring group to track messages on deficiencies and shortcomings in the vote on the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, said the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova.

Voting on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation began across the country on June 25, it will last until 1 July.

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