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Overview News & Statements Featured Stories UN and OHCHR Reports Universal Periodic Review Special Procedures Treaty Bodies Status & Reporting External Resources Contact Information

Overview

Russian Federation is covered by OHCHR Headquarters.

OHCHR Framework for Cooperation with the Russian Federation for 2007 and beyond

News & Statements

Latest news

29 Aug 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 29 August 2022

22 Aug 2022

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 22 August 2022

15 Aug 2022

News

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 15 August 2022

08 Aug 2022

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 8 August 2022

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Latest statements & messages

12 May 2022

Special Procedures

Statement by Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures

12 May 2022

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ukraine: Update to the Human Rights Council Special Session

04 May 2022

Statements and speeches

Ukraine: Joint statement on Russia’s invasion and importance of freedom of expression and information

29 Apr 2022

Independent investigation

Statement by Mr Erik Møse, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, to United Nations Security Council Arria Formula Meeting - 27 April 2022

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Featured Stories

Two UN Human Rights Officers visit a sport complex in Ukraine. © Michael Fostik/OHCHR
26 April 2022 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ukraine: Behind the numbers

Each day, as Russia continues to war with Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine tallies human rights abuses, including civilian casualties and other violations using interviews, analysis and initiative, sharing those numbers with the world.
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07 August 2020 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Galina Edin, indigenous rights activist: “I feel responsible for my people”

“We should ask ourselves what future we want for our children and ourselves. We want it to be bright, don’t we?” Galina Edin is an indigenous rights activist from the Russian Federation, working on youth issues. 9 August marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
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UN and OHCHR Reports

UN Secretary-General and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/76/260: Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine

A/75/334: Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine

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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/36/44/Add.1: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, on his mission to the Russian Federation - Note by the Secretariat

E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak - Follow-up to the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur: Visits to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Mexico, Romania, the Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Venezuela

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/RUS/CO/9: Concluding observations

CAT/C/RUS/CO/6: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation

Committee on the Rights of the Child: Concluding observations on the report submitted by the Russian Federation under article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Concluding Observations in relation to the initial report of the Russian Federation

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding observations on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth periodic reports of the Russian Federation

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Council of Europe

Note: OHCHR is not responsible for the content of external links.

Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Europe and Central Asia Section
Email: ecasection@ohchr.org

In the Field

OHCHR Project Office
Address: 9 Leontyevsky Lane
125009, Moscow, Russia
Tel/Fax: (+7 495) 787 21 03
E-mail: ohchr-russia@un.org

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