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Instructions following a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights

January 14, 2024

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights meeting, held on December 4, 2023.

The Government of the Russian Federation was instructed to submit proposals on support measures, in relation to material security, medical care, education, advanced training (professional retraining) for the spouses of persons who have died (lost their life) while performing tasks as part of the special military operation, as well as women who have been living together with such persons or had children with them without getting married. The laws and regulations of the Russian Federation shall be amended accordingly, if necessary.

The Government also received instructions to support the Committee of the Fatherland Warriors’ Families, an autonomous non-profit organisation, so that it can continue offering free legal advice and psychological counselling to the family members of special military operation participants, and also undertake other cultural, patriotic, and humanitarian projects.

In addition to this, instructions for the Government include, among other things, extending the State Policy Concept for Perpetuating the Memory of the Victims of Political Repression until 2029.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the Foreign Ministry and the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, was instructed to submit proposals on ensuring the rights of compatriots who reside permanently abroad, as well as on taking additional measures to repatriate them when they face unlawful deportation from foreign countries, including unfriendly states.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the Presidential Executive Office and the State Council Commission on Education, was instructed to enact regulations governing the duties and workload of teachers in general education institutions.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the Presidential Executive Office, the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights and the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, received instructions to draft proposals on measures to promote social, cultural and language adaptation for children of migrants to enable them to study at general education institutions.

The Government of the Russian Federation and the State Council Commission on Healthcare were instructed to study the best practices of the Tyumen Region in delivering medical care services to the homeless and to consider whether these practices can be replicated in other regions of the Russian Federation.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, received instructions to draft proposals aimed at enacting legal mechanisms for defending the honour, dignity, and reputation of educational workers, including in situations when they get social media exposure using modern information communications technology.

The Government of the Russian Federation was instructed to work with the State Duma, the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General’s Office and with the participation of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights and the Civic Chamber to review case law on non-violent crime or crimes which did involve the threat of violence, and if necessary to submit proposals on improving the corresponding regulations, including in terms of mitigating liability for these crimes by amending criminal and criminal procedure laws.

Recommendations issued to the Supreme Court together with the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Interior Ministry, the Justice Ministry, the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights and the Civic Chamber deal with reviewing laws governing narcotic drugs and case law on crimes involving them. If necessary, they shall submit proposals on amending laws in order to enhance the effectiveness of state policies on countering drug trafficking.

The Supreme Court, together with the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry, and the Ministry of Justice, received recommendations to review the use of artificial intelligence when investigating crimes and submit proposals on improving these practices, if necessary.

The Investigative Committee received instructions to improve its performance in investigating criminal cases involving torture and causing physical suffering to detained and imprisoned persons.

January 14, 2024