Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to Article 14 of the Federal Law On Russian Federation Citizenship.

Dmitry Medvedev held an expanded meeting of the State Council.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on September 24, 2008 in New York.

Dmitry Medvedev ordered to establish a working group to draft and present to the UN Human Rights Council Russia’s second national report.

The Ombudsman reported to Dmitry Medvedev on the number of complaints regarding human rights violations in 2011.

Dmitry Medvedev stated that he has submitted to the State Duma for consideration a number of draft laws aimed at observing the rights of orphans and children without parental care.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Public Supervision over the Observance of Human Rights at Detention Facilities and Assistance to Persons at Detention Facilities and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Free Legal Aid in the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev chaired a meeting of the Council for Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma drafts federal laws On Free Legal Assistance in the Russian Federation and On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Following the Enactment of the Federal Law on Free Legal Assistance in the Russian Federation.

Mr Lukin presented to Dmitry Medvedev his report on the state of human rights in Russia in 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Improve Mechanisms for Ensuring Citizens’ Electoral Rights.

Dmitry Medvedev approved the Fundamental Principles of State Policy on Developing Legal Knowledge and Awareness Among Citizens.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Detention of Persons Suspected or Accused of Committing Criminal Offences.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Law On Psychiatric Assistance and Guarantees of Citizens’ Rights in Providing It, and the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

Mikhail Fedotov briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the Council’s efforts in drafting a strategy of involving civil society in modernisation projects. The President will attend an extra-mural session of the Council addressing the subject.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting which focused on amendments to criminal legislation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Rights of the Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum.