Study by Children’s Rights Commissioner: 40% of children placed in shelters at parents’ request   17.05.2023   Using data from 14 pilot regions, officials have determined why and at what age children most often end up in shelters.   The Children’s Rights Commissioner’s office has released the results of a comprehensive study aimed at understanding …

Government boosts support for organisations of disabled individuals   15.05.2023   The Cabinet of Ministers expanded the list of goods and services for which organisations of people with disabilities are given priority in public procurement.   The Cabinet of Ministers has recently taken a significant step by broadening the range of goods and services in …

Cyber Fashion Technology: Models with Prosthetics Participate in Fashion Shows   15.05.2023   Cyber Fashion Technology’s models, featuring adults and children with prosthetics, have taken part in three fashion shows in Moscow.   On the first day of the Russian Design and Fashion Forum, the project participants debuted an evening fashion show programme, and later …

The Ministry of Health with support from the Council of CSOs unveils programmes for advanced training in providing psychological support   10.05.2023 The Ministry has developed model programmes and time frames for health workers to provide support for people who have experienced extreme trauma.   It has designed three advanced training programmes for health workers …

The Russian Government approves a strategy to protect children from harmful information   05.05.2023   The strategy spells out ways in which children and teenagers can be protected from harmful information.   According to the State’s Telegram channel, Russia has approved a revised strategy to protect the online safety of children in which the Government …

Patient Control asks the Russian Government to increase the procurement of drugs for HIV patients   05.05.2023   The social activist group Patient Control has sent a letter to the State Duma and the Government requesting an increase in this year’s funding for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs for patients with HIV. It states that …

Russian Red Cross launches one-stop portal for finding care assistants The platform will allow people to search for a social worker, nanny or home help 04.05.2023 The one-stop information portal Help is Here, where users will be able to find a care assistant or nanny, is currently online in ten pilot areas: the regions of …

Ministry of Justice proposes changes to CSO court application procedure The ministry believes that a mandatory pre-trial dispute resolution mechanism for CSO-related public service provision will lighten court workloads and help CSOs save on legal fees. 28.04.2023 A draft bill providing for this change has gone out to public consultation on the federal portal for …

The Russian Children’s Ombudsman to propose enshrining the definition of bullying in law   27.04.2023   Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, has said that the problem of bullying exists in part because there is no such definition in law, TASS reports.   “Bullying – what is it anyway? A man comes …

Ministry of Education to bring in training standards to prepare orphans for adult life Since 2021, the ministry has been developing standards designed to prepare young adults across Russia for the moment when they leave their orphanages. 27.04.2023 This year, the Ministry of Education is to bring in training standards to help orphans to live …