IX International Scientific and Practical Conference "Problems of Human Rights Protection: Sharing Best Practices of Ombudsmen"
23 October 2025
On Thursday, October 23 the IX International Scientific and Practical Conference "Problems of Human Rights Protection: Sharing Best Practices of Ombudsmen" opened in Moscow under the leadership of Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation. The conference focused on the protection of human rights in the context of digitalization.
Official greetings to the conference participants were sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, CIS Deputy Secretary-General Ilkhom Nematov, and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric.
Conference participants noted that digitalization opens up new opportunities, but also carries certain risks. Therefore, protecting personal data and ensuring respect for human rights online should be a priority. The Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Abkhazia A. R. Kishmaria, noted in her speech: "Digitalization significantly simplifies the lives of modern people. At the same time, it creates threats. We are faced with new challenges, new types and forms of crime: dangerous games that often end in suicide, cybercrimes, especially in the economic sphere, and the distribution of narcotics.
In the pursuit of the development of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, it is important not to forget the simple truth: people need people."
Official greetings to the conference participants were sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, CIS Deputy Secretary-General Ilkhom Nematov, and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric.
Conference participants noted that digitalization opens up new opportunities, but also carries certain risks. Therefore, protecting personal data and ensuring respect for human rights online should be a priority. The Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Abkhazia A. R. Kishmaria, noted in her speech: "Digitalization significantly simplifies the lives of modern people. At the same time, it creates threats. We are faced with new challenges, new types and forms of crime: dangerous games that often end in suicide, cybercrimes, especially in the economic sphere, and the distribution of narcotics.
In the pursuit of the development of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, it is important not to forget the simple truth: people need people."