Representative
Senator
Council of the Federation
RU-103426 - Moscow
Russian Federation
Working language: English
28/01/2021 | 13:32:22 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Article 10 of the ECHR declares that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, the right to impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. However, the freedom of speech and expression is violated more and more often in social networks, online mass media discrimination and blocking access to Internet platforms performed by the largest Internet companies have become more frequent. In... 27/01/2021 | 18:13:23 Dear colleagues, dear friends, I'm not going to be praising the report like previous speakers. I find it a great pity that the work on this report was done without a deep understanding of the problem and without a careful study of the way NGO activities are governed in various cases. Because of the lack of a professional, legal assessment of the national legislation of various countries including the Russian Federation, we don't end up with a comparative legal analysis. I think that it's... 26/01/2021 | 12:58:50 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Work carried out by international courts is extremely vital since for many people the decisions issued by ECtHR seen as the only way of protecting their rights, provided that all domestic remedies have been exhausted. All ECtHR decisions and documents relating to ECtHR activities, must be verified and based on an accurate interpretation of existing legal norms. It is, hence, especially important to assess legal provisions of the participating... 30/01/2020 | 19:12:04 Thank you, President, Dear colleagues, It is very obvious that the existing monitoring mechanisms of the Council of Europe, especially the one of the Parliamentary Assembly, urgently need to be reformed. Let me remind you that the main purpose of monitoring is to provide support to the participating states in the Parliamentary Assembly in their work on improving democratic institutions and procedures. Now, obviously, such assistance should be fully depoliticised. Let me remind you that seven... 29/01/2020 | 19:17:52 Distinguished colleagues, Thank you for giving me the floor. I'd like to move our discussion away from Ukraine to the grounds for today's debate and draw your attention to the fact that Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS raised this question and yet is not taking part in this debate, but thereby he has more or less shown how unsubstantiated this motion is. The issue was of an undemocratic approach to amendments to the Russian constitution, and quite a lot has been said on this issue which has been...
15/02/2021 | Doc. 15058 | Written declaration Condemnation of attempts at Second World War revisionism 15/02/2021 | Doc. 15103 | Written declaration Pan-European solidarity in times of fight against the COVID-19 pandemic 29/04/2020 | Doc. 15103 | Written declaration Pan-European solidarity in times of fight against the COVID-19 pandemic 27/03/2020 | Doc. 15094 | Motion for a resolution COVID-19 – an effective and human rights-compliant response 04/02/2020 | Doc. 15072 | Motion for a resolution Re-establishing sustainable living conditions for autochthonous communities in balance with their natural environments in member States
22/04/2021 | Doc. 15270, vote on the draft text for resolution The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021 22/04/2021 | Doc. 15270, vote on the draft text for recommendation The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021 21/04/2021 | Doc. 15256, vote on the draft text for resolution Human rights violations in Belarus require an international investigation 21/04/2021 | Doc. 15256, vote on the draft text for recommendation Human rights violations in Belarus require an international investigation 21/04/2021 | Doc. 15208, vote on the draft text for resolution Discrimination against persons dealing with chronic and long-term illnesses