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A constitution that doesn't exist
I understand the concerns of those Russians who see the new law on rallies as a legislative abolition of Article 31 of the Constitution.
The problem, however, is that by the actions of our authorities, the entire second chapter of the Constitution of the Russian Federation (“Rights and freedoms of man and citizen”) has long been turned into an archival document that has nothing to do with reality.
No matter what article you pick up, it’s impossible to read without tears.
In Art. 18 states that human rights and freedoms determine the meaning, content and application of laws, the activities of the legislative and executive powers, local self-government and are ensured by justice.
Here it is enough to remember that the legislative branch is our State Duma and the Federation Council, the executive branch is the penal authorities with prosecutors, and the justice system is the aunts and uncles stamping out guilty verdicts. How many of them remember about any “human rights”?
Article 19 states that everyone is equal before the law and the court. Sergei Tsepovyaz can tell a lot about this, as the most equal before the law and the court. Never before has a sentence for organizing the murder of 12 people been paid off so cheaply.
Article 20 states that everyone has the right to life. Tell Sergei Magnitsky about this.
Article 21 states that the dignity of the individual is protected by the state. Show me the government body that is responsible for this security.
Article 22 states that everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. Tell the riot police about this.
Article 23 states that everyone has the right to privacy of correspondence, telephone conversations, postal, telegraph and other messages. Unfortunately, the Gabrelyanov family never read this article.
Article 24 states that the collection, storage, use and dissemination of information about a person’s private life without his consent is prohibited. Tell the Nashists about this.
Article 25 states that the home is supposedly inviolable. Tell this to the people who installed cameras in the apartments of oppositionists.
Article 26 states that no one can be forced to determine and indicate his nationality. Tell this to the cops who are sending out circulars to schools demanding a complete list of students of Caucasian nationality.
Article 27 states that everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation has the right to move freely, choose their place of stay and residence. Tell this to Putin, who proposed in one of his election articles to introduce criminal liability for violating immigration laws. Or a cop on the street checking registration stamps in passports.
Article 28 states that everyone is guaranteed freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, including the right to profess, individually or together with others, any religion or not to profess any, to freely choose, have and disseminate religious and other beliefs and to act in accordance with them. Tell about this to the Russian Orthodox Church, they will laugh.
Article 29 states that freedom of the media is guaranteed and censorship is prohibited. It's not even funny, after all the recent layoffs.
Article 30 states that the freedom of activity of public associations is guaranteed. In fact, freedom implies a notification procedure for registering such associations. And we have permission. That is, in practice, an official has the freedom to authorize or prohibit the registration of a public association, without giving reasons.
And only after this comes the turn of Article 31. Which, unlike all previous ones, United Russia decided to abolish by law.
No matter how scandalous their decision on this matter may be, you just need to understand that the executive branch, from Putin to the policeman, successfully dealt with the abolition of all other articles on human rights on their own.