Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights

Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
Совет при Президенте Российской Федерации по развитию гражданского общества и правам человека
Agency overview
Formed6 November 2004 (2004-11-06)
Preceding agency
  • Presidential Commission on Human Rights
Headquarters4 Staraya Square, Moscow
Agency executive
Websitepresident-sovet.ru

The Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights is a consultative body to the President of the Russian Federation, tasked with assisting him in guaranteeing and protecting human rights and freedoms in Russia.[1] Since October 21, 2019, the chairman of the Council has been Valery Fadeyev.[2][3]

The Council was created in 2004 by reorganizing the Commission on human rights, which existed since November 1993.

The Council currently consists of 47 people, including political scientist Sergey Karaganov, filmmaker Alexander Sokurov, journalist Kirill Vyshinsky and entrepreneur Igor Ashmanov.[4]

In previous years, the Council has included retired judge of the Constitutional Court of Russia Tamara Morshchakova, political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann, lawyer Pavel Chikov, journalist Nikolai Svanidze and economist Yevgeny Yasin.

  1. ^ "Presidential Councils • President of Russia". Kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  2. ^ Pertsev, Andrey (2019-10-23). "Might Before Rights: Russia Shakes Up Its Human Rights Council". Carnegie Moscow Center. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  3. ^ Polovinko, Vyacheslav; Kozlova, Daria (2019-10-22). "Совет и тьма" [Council and darkness]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  4. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16.11.2020 № 711 «О внесении изменений в состав Совета при Президенте Российской Федерации по развитию гражданского общества и правам человека, утвержденный Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 3 декабря 2018 г. № 691»" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 November 2020 No. 711 "On Amendments to the Composition of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, approved by Decree No. 691 of 3 December 2018"] (in Russian). publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-19.