THE OFFICIAL SHOULD NOT MANAGE DESTINY OF PEOPLE.
THE OFFICIAL SHOULD NOT MANAGE DESTINY OF PEOPLE.
Creation of the International fund of protection against discrimination, for
Observance of fundamental laws and freedom of citizens about which already wrote
"The Russian newspaper" (11.12.98), has called numerous responses as in
To press, and among human rights organisations. Our correspondent has addressed
To the president of fund, the deputy of the State Duma of Council of Federation of the Russian Federation Michael SURKOVU and
Has asked to comment on them.
- Michael Semenovich, has just burst the loud scandal connected
With so-called Fund of protection of the civil rights which president was
Well-known ex-Minister of Justice Valentine Kovalev. Develops
The impression, that the majority of "remedial" funds is occupied exclusively
"perekachivaniem" budgetary funds on personal bills of their founders.
Agree, in such situation creation of one more fund initially
Calls mistrust.
- Really, in some publications in a press have already reached to
Statements, as if the International fund of protection created by us from
Discrimination sets as the purpose almost "transfer" in deprivation places
Freedom of means from thieves' "obshchakov". Bolshego absurdity not to think up!
First of all I will notice, that the help to the persons who have appeared in places of deprivation
Freedom, - only one of directions of job of fund. We will be engaged
Refugee problems, the migrants, the compelled immigrants to protect also
The rights of all of those, for example, who faces the discrimination facts at
Employment to an age, national or sexual sign.
More shortly to oppose any forms of discrimination. By the way, "Russian
The newspaper "has published recently article"Self-court"which told about
Violence of the father and the husband over native in a family. It too extremely sharp
Problem, such stream of responses has not without reason gone. Certainly, our fund is called
Here again to assist suffered from family violence.
We work in close coordination with the Government, bodies of the internal
Affairs and tax police. It would be desirable to remind readers, that in structure
Board of guardians of our fund enter such known and respected
People, as the Hero of Soviet Union general Boris Gromov, the mayor of Moscow Jury
Luzhkov, governors Vladimir Jakovlev and Dmitry Ayatskov, public
Figures Joseph Kobzon, Telman Gdlyan, metropolitan Pitirim. Interest to
Fund activity presidents of the CIS countries, authoritative have shown
The international organisations, in particular Management of the Supreme commissioner of the United Nations
On affairs of refugees. The big support render the chairman
The State Duma Gennady Seleznev and the Representative under human rights
In the Russian Federation Oleg Mironov.
Fund activity is regulated by the governmental order
The Russian Federation from December, 19th, 1998. So about any
Uncontrolled expenditure of means cannot be and speeches. The fund does not ask
Money at the state also does not hope for its financial support. We
We count exclusively on voluntary payments, and also on the off-budget
Receipts. Moreover, we plan to give financial support
To the state for the purpose of realisation of those remedial programs, on which at
It is not present today means.
- In a number of mass media affirmed also, as if
The fund is intended to be engaged in trade in plastic cards, the owner
Which it will be allocated by the special rights. One newspaper even wrote, that in
Case of hit of your client in prison he will live there, as in
Five-stars hotel, including delivery to it of "friends-girlfriends".
- Yes, there are at us in the country fans "to steal with comfort", supporters
Constructions of "prisons-lux" and similar undertakings. In my opinion, not than
Other, except as mockery over common sense, this invention you will not name. We
It is acted only for providing to the persons who are in
Investigatory insulators and imprisonment places, human conditions.
Notice, I do not speak about the international standards, about those requirements,
Which are put forward by the Council of Europe, - to us, unfortunately, to them while, as to
Other galaxy...
The fund sets as the purpose to realise those rights of concluded, which
Are formally proclaimed, but in practice are not executed: possibility to translate
The prisoner money resources in the limits established by the law to render
The humanitarian help to direct petitions for improvement of conditions
Placings of these persons in places of holding in custody or departure criminal
Punishments to provide carrying out of the independent medical
Survey...
- And all these privileges will be will extend only on those, at
Whom there is a special plastic card?
- Well to you this card so "has attracted"? Let's understand.
In the Constitution it is told, that each citizen has the right to protection. Correctly?
But forms of this protection, you see, can be different. If you, for example,
The man of means, you can conclude the contract with the known lawyer
About legal aid, having paid thus, certainly, considerable money. And then
In case of detention and a presentation of charge you will tell to employees
Law enforcement bodies: "Excuse, I will answer your questions
Only in the presence of my lawyer ". And they are obliged your lawyer
To inform on the happened. Lawyer boards give out to the
Client special cards-certificates, and nobody says, that in
It there is something illegal.
But with the same success you can become clients the person not only
The lawyer, but also fund. In this case you too receive the corresponding
The document - that plastic card. Believe, it not "remission of all
Sins in advance ", and only the certificate, that its owner is
Under a fund legal protection. If you will be detained, God forbid, by employees
Militias, you show them this card, and they will be obliged to give
To you possibility to contact fund or to notify it. To you
There will arrive the representative of fund, that on the lawful bases to protect yours
Interests. And it is free. About what privileges, about what "special status"
Here it is possible to speak clients of fund?
- But it is how much lawful to give out such cards of a miscellaneous, let us assume,
Sorts to refugees and migrants? The same, say, to Chineses, Vietnameses, Afghans,
Which have flooded today Moscow?
- Really, in Russia today there is a huge number of the foreign
Citizens and persons without citizenship. It is possible to pretend, of course, that this
Problems do not exist. But it is live people, and, as a rule, absolutely
Deprived of civil rights: they are not registered in law-enforcement bodies, do not consist
On the account in tax inspection, trade a different sort in small business,
Not always the lawful. They have no place to address even for the elementary medical
The help. Law enforcement bodies carry out from time to time on them
Round-ups. It is possible to guess only, how much lawlessness it is thus created.
Our problem - in the order established by the law to put them on
The account to clear their sort of activity, and further to help them
Either in homecoming, or in naturalisation in Russia.
- But after all in all it should be engaged migratory service and
Law enforcement bodies...
- The problem of fund not to substitute for itself enforcement authorities,
And, on the contrary, in close interaction with them to stop an arbitrariness of officials
And to force them to execute article 2 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in which it is spoken:
"The person, its rights and freedom are the higher value". We want, that
The official did not appropriate the right under any discretion
To decide destinies of people. Only then it will be possible to speak about restoration
Trust of a society to the power.
- Your opponents assert, that all those services which you are going to
To render to citizens and so are put by it under the Constitution.
- Are put, but, alas, are not given. A simple example: everyone
The citizen has a constitutional law on compensation for work. On
To practice we see, how people sit without the salary on half a year. Also that:
To undertake nothing, because it and so it "is necessary"? Fund just and
Is focused to achieve, that those rights which are guaranteed
The constitution and the federal legislation, became norm daily
Lives.
Certainly, not it suits all. Creation of Fund of protection against discrimination
Strikes first of all notable blow on different sorts to businessmen, which
"Are fed" at job with refugees, migrants and especially foreign
The citizens illegally living in territory of Russia. For rendering
The help to these categories of persons the international organisations allocate the considerable
Means, however to destination they do not reach, settling in pockets
The corrupted officials and a different sort of intermediaries.
Whether not therefore any of authors of "exposing" publications
In a press has not talked at all neither to me, nor with other founders of fund,
What is "exposures" are placed in the service of these businessmen?
Nikolay of CATS.
//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 12.02.99
//* Reg. Nom. - 1090200141.09-------------------------------------------
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