Russia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential federation
- CONSTITUTION
- December 12, 1993
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral; Federation Council (Soviet Federatsii) and State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; the Federation Council appoints judges for life, on the recommendation of the Head of State
RELIGIONS
15-20% Russian Orthodox; 10-15% Muslims; 2% Christians
From the country
- OCTOBER 10, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
leading Russian human rights organizations believe Russia should completely abolish the death penalty
leading Russian human rights organizations believe Russia should completely abolish the death penalty
- JUNE 29, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chairman of the State Duma Legislation Committee...
Chairman of the State Duma Legislation Committee...
- MAY 2, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA VACILLATING OVER ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Russia is possibly just two or three years away from abolishing the death penalty, Penal Reform International’s director for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, Victoria Sergeyeva suggested
- FEBRUARY 20, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. BILL ON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY SUBMITTED TO DUMA
the Russian State Duma's Legislation Committee submitted a
- JANUARY 22, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. IT IS NOT TIME TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY - MP
Western Europe should not expect Russia to abolish the death penalty in the near
- JANUARY 17, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. PACE HEAD URGES PUTIN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE
- JANUARY 17, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS INSIST ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY IN RUSSIA
Lev Ponomaryov, a veteran human rights activist and the leader of the movement For Human Rights...
- JANUARY 1, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
- DECEMBER 22, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA NOT PLANNING TO REINSTATE DEATH PENALTY – HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN
Russia, currently observing a moratorium on capital punishment, does not plan on reinstating the death penalty according to Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin.
- DECEMBER 21, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA: PACE PRESIDENT URGES DUMA TO RATIFY DEATH PENALTY BAN PROTOCOL
PACE president Rene van der Linden called upon the State Duma lower house of the Russian parliament to ratify Protocol # 6 (on death penalty ban) and Protocol # 14 (on procedures of the European court of human rights).
- DECEMBER 18, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Russia voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- NOVEMBER 20, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. DUMA LEAVES DEATH PENALTY ON TABLE
the State Duma in Russia concluded its four-year term last week, leaving a stack