Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights

The Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights is a consultative body to the President of the Russian Federation, tasked with assisting him in guaranteeing and protecting human rights and freedoms in Russia. Since October 21, 2019, the chairman of the Council has been Valery Fadeyev. The Council was created in 2004 by reorganizing the Commission on human rights, which existed since November 1993. The Council currently consists of 47 people, including political scientist Sergey Karaganov, filmmaker Alexander Sokurov, journalist Kirill Vyshinsky and economist Yevgeny Yasin. Chairmen Ella Pamfilova (1 November 2004 – 30 July 2010) Mikhail Fedotov (12 October 2010 – 22 October 2019) Valery Fadeyev (from 22 October 2019)