Russian Federation // 47 States, one Europe
The Russian Federation became the 39th member State of the Council of Europe on 28 February 1996.
Action of the Council of Europe in Russian Federation
Prevention of torture
The European Committee for the prevention of torture visits places of detention (for juvenile or immigration detainees, police stations, psychiatric hospitals) in order to assess how persons deprived of their liberty are treated.
Fight against racism
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) is an independent monitoring body which provides member States with concrete and practical advice on how to tackle problems of racism and intolerance in their country.
Protection of social rights
The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty which guarantees social and economic human rights. It was adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996. The European Committee of Social Rights rules on the conformity of the situation in States with the European Social Charter, the 1988 Additional Protocol and the Revised European Social Charter.
Protection of minorities
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities provides for a monitoring system to evaluate how the treaty is implemented in State Parties. An advisory Committee adopts recommendations to improve minority protection.
Fight against corruption
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) monitors member states' compliance with the Council of Europe anti-corruption standards with the objective to improve the capacity of its members to fight corruption.
Fight against money laundering
MONEYVAL Committee of experts
The committee evaluates the effectiveness of domestic measures to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism in Council of Europe member states which are not members of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Russia is a member of the FATF, of MONEYVAL and of the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG).
COP198
The Conference of the Parties under the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198) monitors the proper implementation of the Convention by the Parties.
Democracy through Law
The European Commission for Democracy through Law - the Venice Commission - is an advisory body on constitutional matters which plays a leading role in the adoption of constitutions that conform to the standards of Europe's constitutional heritage
Fight against trafficking in human beings
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) is responsible for monitoring implementation of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by the Parties. It regularly publishes evaluation reports. Russia is not part of this convention.
Justice system
European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
The aim of the CEPEJ is the improvement of the efficiency and functioning of justice in the member States.
Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE)
This consultative body to the Committee of Ministers prepares opinions, promotes the implementation of Rec(2000)19 and collects information about the functioning of prosecution services in Europe.
The Russian Federation in the Council of Europe
Committee of Ministers
- Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- Ivan Soltanovsky, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe since November 2015.
Parliamentary Assembly
The Russian Federation is represented in the Parliamentary Assembly by a delegation of 18 representatives and 18 substitutes.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
The Russian Federation is represented in the Congress by a delegation of 18 representatives and 18 substitutes.
European Court of Human Rights
- Judge to the European Court of Human Rights: Dmitry Dedov.
- Applications allocated to a decision body(*) in 2014: 8952
- Judgments in 2014: 129 of which 122 violations and 4 non-violations
(*) Do not include applications which are at the pre-judicial stage (incomplete case file)
Execution of Court's judgments
Commissioner for Human Rights
As part of his mandate, the Commissioner carries out visits to countries in order to monitor the human rights situation and pursue a dialogue with national authorities and civil societies.
Council of Europe Treaties
Treaties ratified and signed by the Russian Federation
Budget
The Council of Europe's budget for 2016 is € 442 255 900.
The contribution of the Russian Federation is € 32 801 563.