Tatyana Moskalkova | |
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Татьяна Москалькова | |
5th Commissioner for Human Rights | |
Assumed office 22 April 2016 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Ella Pamfilova |
Member of the State Duma (5th and 6th convocations) | |
In office 24 December 2007 – 22 April 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tatyana Nikolayevna Moskalkova 30 May 1955 Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union A Just Russia |
Alma mater | All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law |
Tatyana Nikolayevna Moskalkova (Russian: Татья́на Никола́евна Москалькóва; born May 30, 1955, Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR[1]) is a Russian lawyer, teacher, and politician. She has been Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights since 22 April 2016,[2] succeeding Ella Pamfilova,[3] and is the Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V and VI convocations.[2]
Moskalkova holds a Doctor of Law and PhD, and is an Honoured Lawyer of Russia.[4] She is a retired Major-General in the police.[5]
Moskalkova is known for her pro-Kremlin stance.[6] She has condemned the Pussy Riot movement as "an attack against morality" and is critical towards the West.
In 2021, Moskalkova's declared income was 13.5 million rubles.[7]
In February 2023, the European Union imposed sanctions on Moskalkova for her support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and spreading disinformation about Russian filtration camps for Ukrainians.[8][9][10]