Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland wrote to the President of the State Duma to voice concern about a review of portions of the bill regarding domestic violence. The letter mentioned that Russia must comply with European national standards to protect children from violence.
The EC should assist the Russian parliament in establishing One World under One Set of Laws, giving international law priority over domestic law, directly affecting the rights and obligations of the Russian people, and establishing the protection of children in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Children. International public laws must be adopted to reverse the Duma’s tendency to backtrack on legislation that serves to tolerate some forms of violence. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
