Pamfilova has offered to provide food aid to the Russians – RBC

human Rights Commissioner in Russia Ella Pamfilova

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Because of the economic crisis violated the social rights of Russians, people need food aid, according to the report of the Ombudsman Ella Pamfilova. Health and housing were for the Russians is more important than human rights

Targeted food aid

The Ombudsman Ella Pamfilova, on Tuesday, 22 March met with President Vladimir Putin. This was reported to RBC spokesman authorized. Pamfilova Putin presented his annual report on the state of human rights

This is the final report on the post Pamfilova authorized -. 18 March she filed an application to the State Duma on the early termination of powers of the post of Ombudsman. Previously, she was included in the composition of the CEC, and therefore forced to leave the post of Commissioner for Human Rights

In his report Pamfilova particularly draws attention to the consequences of the economic crisis -. Increase the socio-economic gap between urban and rural residents, unequal distribution of income by region, and draws attention to the problem of food security -. increase the number of counterfeit and reduced product quality

according to Pamfilova, in such circumstances it is necessary to establish a system of targeted food assistance to the needy, and bring to the proper level of organization of state control over the quality of food, drinking water and medicine.

Social and housing rights is more important than human rights

A separate chapter of the report is devoted to the so-called human rights map of Russia, which was compiled on the basis of specially commissioned by an authorized opinion poll Fund “Public opinion” (FOM).

in spite of the worsening economic situation in the country during the crisis more than half of the citizens continue to believe that the situation with human rights in Russia has not changed over the past few years. And residents of large Russian cities have expressed a positive opinion on the observance of human rights.

This is the best living conditions, availability of jobs compared to sparsely populated and rural areas, experts FOM found.

As of the report, there is a direct correlation between socio-economic status of individuals and their perception of the human rights situation in the country. Thus, freedom of assembly and demonstration, the right to participate in the management of society and the state – less relevant than the social, labor and housing rights

For the inhabitants of the Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Khabarovsk Krai, Volgograd. , Voronezh, Lipetsk, Orel and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as participants in the survey of the Chuvash Republic, the Republic of Mari El and Altai social and labor rights are the most important. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area is headed by a group of the regions most concerned about the state of rights relating to health and education, housing and wages, as well as social security.

The most important for the people of Russia is entitled to free medical care. In 2014, it said 66% of respondents, and in 2015 – 74%.