Natalya Taubina

Natalya Taubina is a Russian human rights activist. She is a member of the Expert Council of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Russian Federation. She participates in different international forums,

Russian police reform steps backwards

The last few years have seen an ongoing programme of reform of the Russian police. But the latest proposed measures cannot be called an improvement.

By Natalya Taubina

/ 15 Aug 2014

Administering the last human rights

Russia’s new NGO law forcing organisations to register as ‘foreign agents’ continues to take its toll. ‘Public Verdict’ Foundation, who help victims of police abuse, will not consent to this label. They may have to close down. Asmik Novikova and Natalya Taubina write movingly of their work.

By Asmik Novikova and Natalya Taubina

/ 30 Jul 2013

Russia's police: new name, but can it change its spots?

Reform of the Russian police, initiated in 2009 by then president Dmitry Medvedev, is still ongoing and mired in controversy. Asmik Novikova and Natalya Taubina of the ‘Public Verdict’ Foundation offer a progress report.

By Asmik Novikova and Natalya Taubina

/ 28 Aug 2012