Tatyana Moskalkova Explained

Birthname:Tatyana Nikolayevna Moskalkova
Office:5th Commissioner for Human Rights
Term Start:22 April 2016
President:Vladimir Putin
Predecessor:Ella Pamfilova
Office1:Member of the State Duma (5th and 6th convocations)
Term Start1:24 December 2007
Term End1:22 April 2016
Birth Date:30 May 1955
Birth Place:Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Russian
Party:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Alma Mater:All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law
Native Name Lang:ru

Tatyana Nikolayevna Moskalkova (Russian: Татья́на Никола́евна Москалькóва; born May 30, 1955, Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR[1]) is a Russian lawyer, teacher, and politician. She has been Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights since 22 April 2016,[2] succeeding Ella Pamfilova,[3] and is the Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V and VI convocations.[2]

Moskalkova holds a Doctor of Law and PhD, and is an Honoured Lawyer of Russia.[4] She is a retired Major-General in the police.[5]

Moskalkova is known for her pro-Kremlin stance.[6] She has condemned the Pussy Riot movement as "an attack against morality" and is critical towards the West.

In 2021, Moskalkova's declared income was 13.5 million rubles.[7]

In February 2023, the European Union imposed sanctions on Moskalkova for her support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and spreading disinformation about Russian filtration camps for Ukrainians.[8] [9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. http://oficery.ru/node/15930 Женщины-Офицеры России
  2. http://kommersant.ru/doc/2972168 Татьяна Москалькова указала основные права
  3. Irina Nagornykh", Natalia Kurchenkova. На пост омбудсмена открывают очередь // Kommersant
  4. http://echo.msk.ru/news/1752960-echo.htmlГенерал-майор МВД в запасе Татьяна Москалькова стала новым уполномоченным по правам человека в России
  5. http://www.personbio.com/view_post.php?id_info=6009 Татьяна Москалькова. Биография
  6. Web site: 2021-04-29. Lithuania receives a complaint from Moscow about January 13th case convict: his life is in danger.
  7. Web site: Доход Москальковой в 2021 году составил 13,5 миллиона рублей . ru. May 6, 2022. ria.ru . March 25, 2023 .
  8. Web site: EU adopts fresh sanctions to raise pressure on Moscow . February 25, 2023. reuters.com . March 25, 2023 .
  9. Web site: Russian human rights commissioner says EU sanctions undercut rights diplomacy. February 26, 2023. tass.com . March 25, 2023 .
  10. Web site: New EU blacklist names Russians abducting Ukrainian children. February 20, 2023. euobserver.com. March 25, 2023 .