hello again awoke. and today my guest in the studio is. present has appointed a new head of his council dealing with democratic institutions human rights experts say then you have a weight nominee has enough experience. to fill the champ today the head of the presidential council on civil society and human rights will tell us about the first steps he's getting to take in the new position. of his well known on both the domestic and international scene of the. democratic reforms mr fedoruk was the minister of press and information he was one of the authors of the medial censorship and freedom journalists after leaving this ministerial position mikhail was appointed the permanent representative of the russian federation to unesco.

works in the organization as a member of the council on human rights and culture of peace now he's to top the presidential council on civil society and human rights. and this is good day mr on thanks for coming to the show congratulations on your appointment well known in russia and your point as head of the presidential council of human rights was hardly a surprise to anyone but there was also mr lookin. you both come from the same generation he's also very well known two can you explain the difference between the two of you. that's what people are going to call you write for adult of i hope not the country only has one ombudsman and that's what he may look in. the difference between. my mobile phone was awful day to day because i was working with the list so we were on a programme about the ninety nine. and she's with you and i was telling them about

the coming to the party trial we tried to keep order in representing barry seal senator and then i got a call it was lookin he told me that on was appointed head of the presidential council for human rights or to the soviet the so the reason very big difference between us he knew bugs my appointment before i did a little into so he's your boss right which is above you in the hierarchy well i certainly knew north but that was probably because he got on the internet weaker. but still there is a difference between you and jurisdiction functions certainly the position of human rights envoy visaged in the constitution mr lucchino was chosen to occupy this position because i have to say that we are old friends i like and respect the man and i appreciate his contribution to the human rights cause in russia should i

admire his position he has a stance of he's own no matter what position in the government he may occupy us so he's the classic the kind every country is supposed to have what about you that i'm the chairman of the presidential council on human rights in the development of a civil society. school i fail to grasp the difference that it's very simple mr look teens who are goes on that so many is based on a federal constitutional law the law states that he has to let the state nunziata whenever a human rights are violated. so he can go to courts on cases all for human rights violations at least one you know other words he works with individual cases according to law him in the. church so people write letters to him yes and what about your counsel there so you are counsel he's in advisory body under the president. the president he is the protector of constitutional and human rights and

our councils job is to help the president exercise he's a constitutional authority in that sphere with this there used to be a presidential commission for human rights but now it no longer exists because it has been integrated into our council so no our council works both on human rights and on the development of civil society and i think that's a very a wise decision because you know take the environment protection for example but it is a problem of developing civil society. because it has to do with the development of social institutions the protected environment and i mean the protectors who will use various means to do what to protect our right for a safe and clean environment so there is a very close connection between human rights and the development of civil society.

so if i understand you correctly the man has to make the president follow the human rights situation. help the president do that. you know the young man can make anyone do anything. well and remind him of the situation but not just the president the government in general or future including the president yes and you have to help the president exercise his authority. yes we have to help the president when i met with the president told him that i think the council's it should barracked as its collective advisor now what as an advisor do you say he gives you advice that the president has to be able up on hearing this advice implemented and achieve a positive effect that you. mr the dogs. you on this position

was. a woman from our generation very well known dignified and very liberal she resigned saying that she didn't fall into step with the authorities. she said she confronted the ruling party. she said in one of her interviews that the president was her only ally. that really happened. i think you know better than us because because you are good friends with. business certainly. ella was the first person i called after i found out about my appointment unfortunately her phone was off but we still haven't talked which makes me very unhappy i have to say that. i had the position of the council's cheer for eight years eight years and this means she had

a lot of resources to use in the battle for human rights. nevertheless i'm sorry but. when she left she said the human rights situation in russia was quite hopeless does that mean that she wore out her resources. in a way. you know human beings don't last forever. our capabilities are limited so naturally she just got tired. so. civil society issues is a struggle. there is always a resistance. but this resistance is not true and by specific people it's driven by wrong decisions mistakes that's what i've been fighting with throughout my whole life but the more mistakes stupidity. if you and i'm going to continue. to battle these things but it's not about me.

i'm just the chairman of the council i'm not the council chief i'm not the minister for civil society on only the chairman yes. the council members. and there are over thirty people in the council and actually i'm hoping it will bring in even. though you preparing a route of escape for yourself right now in case the council fails to make progress on the us chairmanship. least it's going to be responsible to spawn going to be responsible yes what about your resources council members on my resources are you going to change the council are you happy with the current lineup there are some very worthy people there i've checked of course i will not change the current membership very happy with it i think it's green but we currently have three empty cheers. at the first there is the cheer that he has to be occupied by

a local. and then there is the cheer off and deleted. the well known acts spurred on culture and restoration and then there is to cheer that belonged to go near the film director. so these three seats are currently vacant so i think we will suggest to the president that he invited people that he considers worthy with joining the council can see you going to expand the council do you have any candidacies in mind not yet well i would like to see at least three more people in the council but i have to stress once again that i'm not the council's boss we are going to discuss these things collectively yes you said that but unlike mrs pedophila you also advisor to the president. does that help. does that give you more influence

when you cool in at any time and say hello mr medvedev. well of course i can do that because he's the president and actually i don't know if any person who could just pick up the phone and say you did it. you don't know any people who might. know. but i have been told the presidential adviser calls the president and the president will definitely call him back within a day or two. and that makes my position very important because when you know i have to say that it was a problem for me. i was the one who initially proposed the position of council head and presidential advisory be held by the same person. but it's the president then told me yes but then he would lose a degree of independence. from that most through formally i would lose some

independence. but i told him she said mr min that if you know me i'm a man of his age but i'm not a man of formal position. whatever position i i i will advocate india ideas. personally agree with. you if i disagree i'll just come to you and see that if. you want me to implement the go against my personal views. accept my resignation says the presidential advisor and chairman of the presidential council for the promotion. society institutions and human rights spotlight we'll be back shortly after a break stay with us. wealthy

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welcome back to spotlight. just to remind that my guest in the studio today is a lot of he is the newly appointed presidential advisor and chairman of the presidential council for the promotion of civil society institutions and human rights here in russia. mr tell me what do you currently see as your main goals you. know you as one of the heads of russia's journalists' union

we know you as the wall full of the russian. i know you're proud of the law but we're even more proud because it is probably the best law on media in the world. one of the best in any case. your viewers would see in english if you depends nevertheless the freedom of the press situation in russia is currently not the best in the world the law is the best but the situation is not is this what you are going to work on first and foremost. you know we too will be my primary objective but i will work on that as well what is your main goal that you're a man of ideas is there an easy fix as all of us would say the brought you to the kremlin. well it was an invitation that brought me to the kremlin it was not part of my plans to become the chairman of this council. but when i got the offer i realized that i could be of use to the president and more importantly be of use to

society. what i see is the main thing in you will be surprised you'll probably say i'm just cuts ring words that have become. i see modernization as the priority but what i mean by modernization is the modernization of society the modernization of the relations between people modernization of the social system in general the modernization of politics the modernization of the human rights system and the modernization of the media industry and its current situation because i still don't understand why we don't have public television that also list countries that have. that have elections that have regard for human rights that have a separation of powers all states that have the words rule of law in their constitutions

or almost all of them have public television and they don't have state television companies why is it different in russia. i posed this question to the president one and a half years ago and i gave him a traffic bill on public television and radio broadcasting. and i hope now it will be easier for me to explain to the president just how important public television is for us to do you know how many people in russia broke that he's trying to promote public television famous people people of authority popular influential people but still nothing well i've got good teeth. let's look at what people. in russia in general have to say about their rights. to kill anyone that was out there today. there today outside to find out the people of this city to mine which right there is a good deal get violated the transportation could be

a bit cheaper. salaries not big enough. the people from other places that live in my city they take jobs away from those who are from here to sin the prices are too high. salaries too small i can't buy an apartment that is a crime increase. russian courts of justice where the work health care system mali business country attacks is a too high it's very difficult for small businesses to get established. well that's the people in this city to say but the violation of that right now let's have a look at statistics according to the two thousand and ten survey by the potus center people are concerned with the full. summit two percent are concerned with rising prices fifty one percent with poverty unemployment thirty eight percent corruption thirty three percent here risen ten percent and only four percent are

concerned with q one rights violations so what's your comment on this why is there such a big gap stu why only four percent consent of a civil rights and freedoms. people don't realize the connection between human rights. lawyer them with by what you think human rights are something abstract they don't realize human rights a very specific you mean high prices unemployment poverty corruption terrorism and of course one to high prices low salaries what is a low salary in violation of a person's run for adequate reward for his labor. so in effect the seventy two percent of people concerned over the growth of prices know how to fight for their rights while the four percent who say they're concerned about human rights don't know what they're talking about is when you know that you're going to know the interesting cuban rights are an abstraction but actually they're not the business of unemployment for example unemployment it's

a violation of human rights and poverty is a violation of human rights. corruption is a flagrant violation terrorism is the fall of persons right to work. they're all human rights but unfortunately our society isn't educated enough in this hero for human rights or they mean them schools and it's society does not accept human rights you know how the human body is sometimes. medicine but it's the same with our society our social organism is being told about human rights but it won't accept. the you and president medvedev have found a common i'm sorry and this use exactly what has to be more than i asked the way people perceive social life. agree on modernization that

you've mentioned the soviet communist party trial that you two parts and. you were talking a lot about the need to decide. the public opinion in russia. based on what you've said about this i drew the conclusion that in your opinion it is the society that needs change. not the state not the media. but the society itself. the people. all the ready to change society is already in for change it is giving birth to change right now these so called groups fighting against oficial is using. these things are ten aerated by society so i know of several public an issue in provinces like. the ball of the region recently these are all the future of civil society.

and we have to support them. a civil society. organizations it's made up of citizens and indeed every person in our society here realizes that he's a citizen of this country that he has his rights and his responsibilities and he's a member of this huge community called the russian people when citizens realize that it's up to them to decide what course the country will take that day will be the day we gain an attempt to have a civil society that civil society will monitor government. and then government officials will change. in your opinion do you think you will have time to let the people influence the new law and police. i mean it is a very important. day. extremely important and we are currently

preparing for a meeting with the president during which you will touch upon the police and a judicial reform these things are interconnected to you seen modernization implies a mortar in the traditional system more than the police modern society and most importantly more than people it's the freeing open minded people to compete with other use because we don't need to prove that our social system is the best we're done building communism fortunately. and as one of the participants so the communist party trial i can appreciate the progress that we're making you know. but i have to say that we're not done yet.

and i can appreciate it as a form of building communism. thank you. thank you very much for being with us and you speak english. next hour here in the studio that it's just to remind that my guest today was mikhail feedlot of presidential advisor and chairman of the presidential council for the promotion of civil society institutions and human rights that's it for now from all of us state on our team and thank. you.

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