Putin signed a decree changing the composition of the Human Rights Council

Vladimir Putin decree changing the composition, excluding from it , , , , , , and .

signed the Human Rights Council *Alexander Asmolov Alexander Verkhovsky *Ekaterina Vinokurova Natalia Evdokimova *Ivan Zasursky Igor Kalyapin *Galina Osokin Nikolai Svanidze Commenting on his exclusion from the HRC, Alexander Verkhovsky expressed concern that the council, which “was not particularly effective before” in terms of protection of civil liberties may become even less effective. He also noted that, in his opinion, there are still people on the council who are ready to speak up for human rights, including civil rights and freedoms: “I hope they will still be able to do something to somehow limit the degradation in this area."

The document published on the Official Portal of Legal Information also identifies 10 new members of the Council, among whom are the war correspondent of Komsomolskaya Pravda Alexander Kots and the chairman of the presidium of the Free Donbass public movement Elena Shishkina.

In addition, the founder of the Committee of Military Families of the Moscow Region, Maria Bolshakova, in 2021, and the chairman of the Committee for Civil Rights, Andrei Babushkin, in May 2022, were formally excluded from the council.

deceased deceased - on September 18, several members of the Human Rights Council approached Alexander Bastrykin with a request to explain on what grounds prisoners are released from colonies and sent to take part in military operations on the territory of Ukraine. Among those who signed the appeal were Verkhovsky, Evdokimova, Kalyapin and Svanidze. contacted