Open AccessProtection of the rights of journalists by the authorized by human rights of the Russian Federation
Author(s) -
Svetlana Kulikova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik universiteta imeni o.e. kutafina (mgûa)/vestnik universiteta imeni o. e. kutafina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-6163
pISSN - 2311-5998
DOI - 10.17803/2311-5998.2021.80.4.076-084
Subject(s) - human rights , political science , law , russian federation , section (typography) , fundamental rights , reservation of rights , international human rights law , right to property , business , advertising , economic policy
The main aspects of the protection of the rights of journalists by the Human Rights Ombudsman in the Russian Federation, presented in his reports from 1998 to 2019, are studied. It is revealed that the problem of violations of the rights of journalists was present in most of the reports of the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman considers attacks on them to obstruct the exercise of their professional duties, the termination of the activities of the media on grounds unforeseen by law, some forms of economic pressure on independent media, illegal restrictions on access to information, etc. It is concluded that the protection of the rights of journalists should remain one of the priority areas of the activities of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, the analysis of violations of the rights of journalists should be included in the section “Protection of the rights of certain categories of citizens.” To some extent, this proposal was embodied in the report of the Ombudsman in 2019, section 2.6 of which is designated as “Freedom of speech and protection of the rights of journalists”.