Russian Human Rights Commissioner

Friends lose contact with disabled Ukrainian woman illegally transferred to Russia
News - 05 October 2026

Friends lose contact with disabled Ukrainian woman illegally transferred to Russia

The Emile Foundation called for an independent check of Anastasiia's safety and health, confidential communication for her, the restoration of direct contact with those close to her, and international support for her return to Ukraine

Ukrainian ombudsman details talks with Russian counterpart on POW conditions and letter exchanges
News - 25 August 2026

Ukrainian ombudsman details talks with Russian counterpart on POW conditions and letter exchanges

The two sides discussed establishing a monitoring mission involving foreign ombudsmen to assess the conditions of civilian captives. A separate part of the talks focused on the mutual return of elderly citizens to the territory of both countries

Suspect in the deportation of children from occupied Kherson region becomes an ombudsperson in Russia
News - 14 May 2026

Suspect in the deportation of children from occupied Kherson region becomes an ombudsperson in Russia

Yana Lantratova is a 37-year-old Russian politician who is primarily known in Ukraine as a key figure in the case involving the abduction of Marharyta Prokopenko and Illya Vashchenko from the occupied Kherson Oblast

“Mum, I don’t want to go back there…”: blind political prisoner Sizikov was released from a penal colony on health grounds, but then the decision was overturned
Articles - 20 February 2026

“Mum, I don’t want to go back there…”: blind political prisoner Sizikov was released from a penal colony on health grounds, but then the decision was overturned

Political prisoner’s mother, Olena Sizikova, spoke about what he had to endure in the colony, how he adapted to life at home after prison, and the circumstances of his new detention

In Russia, parents of illegally arrested Crimean Tatars were detained five times on their way to the ombudsman
News - 31 October 2025

In Russia, parents of illegally arrested Crimean Tatars were detained five times on their way to the ombudsman

All the detentions occurred over two incomplete days

Lutkovska arrived to Crimea to meet with political prisoners and convicted
News - 26 December 2016

Lutkovska arrived to Crimea to meet with political prisoners and convicted

A result of 3 month of negotiations