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Russian Federation

Regional group:

Eastern European Group (EEG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2021) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Consultative Group (2007, 2008)
OHCHR presence:	– Other
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Open-ended intergovernmental working group on the review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council; Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality; Integrity of the judicial system; Protection of Roma; Seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action; Promoting Human Rights through sport and the Olympic ideal; The fiftieth anniversary of the adoption and the fortieth anniversary of the entry into force of the International Covenants on Human Rights; Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind: best practices; High-level panel discussion to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action; Business and human rights: Mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises; Effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights: the activities of vulture funds; Protection of the family; Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights; Methods of work of the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council; Strengthening cooperation and technical assistance in the field of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Contribution of the United Nations system as a whole to the advancement of the business and human rights agenda and the dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, the Russian Federation has (in the absence of consensus) voted against all resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), as well as country-specific resolutions under item 2. Where there have been votes on item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), the Russian Federation has always voted in favour. The Russian Federation voted against most texts voted under item 10 (technical assistance and capacity building), except a 2009 resolution on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (it voted in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, the Russian Federation has generally joined consensus or voted in favour. Exceptions to this rule include the votes against the texts on peaceful protests (2014 and 2016), sexual orientation (2016), civil society space (2016), violent extremism (2015, 2016) and human rights defenders (2016); as well as the abstentions during the voting on the 2014 and 2015 texts on the question of the death penalty, the 2015 resolution on democracy, and 2016 text on transitional justice. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Russia has either joined consensus or has voted in favour of all resolutions, the only exception was a 2016 text on the right to water and sanitation.

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HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on arbitrary executions, 2000

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

None overdue

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2009, 2013, 2018)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 68 / 192

2^nd cycle: 117 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2021)?

YES

Response to allegations from government concerned?
YES

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 4

The Russian Federation tabled voluntary pledges and commitments in support for its candidacy for membership for the period 2014-2016 on 15 July 2013.

The Russian Federation made a number of concrete pledges and commitments – mainly at international level.

International level pledges included, inter alia: to cooperate constructively with the Treaty Bodies and thematic Special Procedures; support OHCHR, including financially; actively participate in the UPR mechanism, in particular through the implementation of accepted recommendations; give priority to the fight against racism; and contribute to the prevention of human trafficking.

An analysis of steps taken by the Russian Federation in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that Russia has cooperated with the Special Procedures by responding 84% of communications and accepting 52% of visit requests. Russia has ratified most of the core international human rights conventions, and at present none of its periodic reports are overdue. Russia makes important voluntary contributions to OHCHR, and tends to be represented by High Level delegations during its own UPR.

Russian Federation

Eastern European Group (EEG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 68 / 192

2nd cycle: 117 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 4

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 68 / 192

2^nd cycle: 117 / 192