At the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council working group on the Universal Periodic Review, the fourth Russian report on national efforts in the field of human rights was considered.
During the presentation of the Russian report, the head of the delegation, State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Andrey Loginov highlighted the main changes that have taken place in the field of human rights protection in recent years, and also outlined the position on the most acute charges traditionally brought against the Russian Federation on various international platforms.
Andrey Loginov’s speech described steps to strengthen the national and international institutional framework for the protection of human rights. Russia’s position on the non-use of the death penalty was once again confirmed, the reasons for the termination of Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe and the situation with the execution of ECHR decisions were announced.
The report outlined the achievements of the Russian Federation in the field of eliminating discrimination and countering intolerance, countering extremism and terrorism. The results of the judicial reform and achievements in the provision of free legal aid were also presented, the directions of development of the penitentiary system, legislation on family protection, measures to protect socially vulnerable groups of the population, such as children, the disabled and the elderly, were outlined.
In his closing remarks, the head of the delegation strongly rejected recommendations that do not comply with the norms of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, including provisions on the foundations of the constitutional system and territorial integrity, as well as those that do not relate to the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review functioning within its framework.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council established in 2006. Within the framework of the UPR, regular reviews of the implementation of human rights obligations by 193 UN Member States are conducted four times a year. The previous report of the Russian Federation within the framework of the third cycle of the UPR was considered in 2018.
In the current cycle, the delegation from Russia included representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Ministry of Labor of Russia, the Ministry of Health of Russia, the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia, the FADN of Russia, the CEC of Russia. Representatives of 116 UN Member States took part in the review procedure, who made comments on the report and recommendations to the State under review.
A source: https://minjust.gov.ru/ru/events/49838/
