Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 18 of the Federal Law On Custody of People Suspected or Accused of Committing Crimes.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has prepared an updated edition of the White Book on human rights violations in Ukraine, covering the period from April to mid-June 2014.

Vladimir Putin met with Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Ella Pamfilova.

The President of the Russian Federation received the White Book, a report prepared by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, which lists numerous facts of human rights violations in Ukraine in the period from late November 2013 to late March 2014.

Vladimir Lukin presented Vladimir Putin with a report on his work as Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner in 2013. 

Vladimir Putin met with Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin and Chairperson of the Presidium of the Civil Dignity national public movement Ella Pamfilova.

In the course of the meeting, Vladimir Putin approved the proposal of human rights activists to nominate Ella Pamphilova candidate for the position of Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala concert to mark the 20^th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin met with Russian human rights activists, representatives of several non-governmental and non-profit human rights organisations, as well as the human rights commissioners from Russia’s federal districts.

The President submitted to the State Duma draft resolutions On Declaring Amnesty in Connection with the 20^th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Russian Federation’s Constitution and On the Order of Executing the Resolution of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Declaring Amnesty in Connection with the 20^th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Russian Federation’s Constitution.

Vladimir Putin discussed the declaration of an amnesty to mark the 20^th anniversary of Russia’s Constitution at a meeting with Presidential Adviser and Chairman of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov and Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin.

Vladimir Putin signed the order on providing state support in 2013 for non-commercial, non-governmental organisations involved in developing civil society institutions, carrying out socially important projects and protecting human rights and freedoms.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. 

The meeting addressed the draft regulation On the State System for Testing Foreign Citizens.

Vladimir Putin discussed issues of cooperation with NGOs together with Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov, and Chairperson of the Presidium of the Civil Dignity national public movement Ella Pamfilova.