Contest opens for state prizes for charity workers and rights defenders 15.08.2018 The presidential commission responsible for assessing candidates began accepting nominations on 15 August for state prizes for achievements in the fields of charitable work and defence of rights. Nominations…
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Russian cities rated for charitable giving – donations falling
Russian cities rated for charitable giving – donations are falling 15.08.2018 Analysts at Yandex.money have rated Russian cities of more than a million inhabitants for the amounts their citizens give to charity. The research shows that from January to June 2018 Muscovites…
Strategy for volunteer doctors
Volunteer doctors develop a strategy for volunteering 14.08.2018 The idea is to draft a strategy for medical volunteering by 2019, to help all regions all over Russia to manage voluntary medical work. An all-Russian association of “Volunteer-medics” is working on the…
Modern slavery in Russia
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons 30.07.2018 According to data from international experts, about 800,000 people in Russia are living in slavery. What is modern slavery? Slavery is a system of societal relations, which allows for one…
Putin approves law on foreign NGOs’ subsidiaries
Law on registration of foreign NGOs’ affiliates is approved 30.07.2018 President Vladimir Putin has signed into law amendments concerning the registration of affiliates of foreign not-for-profit organisations and religious associations. The document was published on the official online portal for…
Call for more frequent checks on Russian penal colonies
Mikhail Fedotov suggests more frequent checks of Russian penal colonies 27.07.2018 Repeated cases of torture of prisoners require new methods of working. It would be right to conduct checks on institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS) more often, according…
Free treatment extended to more rare diseases in Russia
Deputies of the State Duma extend free treatment to more rare diseases 26.07.2018 The bill to expand the 7 VZN programme (The Seven High-Cost Medical Conditions) was passed by the State Duma on Thursday 27 July, on its third and…
Some Russian universities ignore rights of disabled students
Disabled university applicants complain to the Public Chamber 25.07.2018 In June 2018 a hotline was set up to assist people with disabilities applying for higher education. The admissions departments of certain academic institutions appear to be unaware of current legislation…
Rules tightened on registering subsidiaries of foreign NGOs
Senators approve a reduction in the time-scale for registering the subsidiaries of foreign NGOs 23.07.2018 The Federation Council’s Committee on Budgets and Financial Markets is recommending that a bill to reduce the period for registering the subsidiaries of foreign NGOs…
New manual on caring for children with severe developmental disabilities
Manual on caring for children with severe developmental disabilities published 18.07.2018 An information and instructional manual entitled “Improving care for children with severe and multiple developmental disabilities” will be extremely useful for parents, charity staff and doctors. This…