26.04.09

The Russian human rights ombudsman has received an increasing number of complaints about police actions and violations of political rights, says an ombudsman report posted on his website.

"The number of complaints about violations of constitutional rights by police officers has grown to 16.9% this year," the report runs.

Complaints about court actions, unfounded prosecution, denied opening of criminal cases, violations in the fulfillment of court orders and unlawful periods of custody amounted to 27.3% in that category, the ombudsman said.

"The number of complaints about violations of political rights increased from 3.2% to 4.1% (1,118) in 2008," the report runs.

The largest number of complaints about political right violations (45.9%) was related to rallies, marches, other public actions, activities of political parties, the media, the freedom of speech and other aspects of political activities.

Meanwhile, the number of complaints from refugees, displaced persons, migrants and Russian citizens residing abroad concerning citizenship problems and violations in the issue of passports and temporary registration permits has declined.

The same is true about complaints about violations of social and pension rights.

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Source: Interfax-AVN