Commissioner for Human Rights (Russia)

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Commissioner for Human Rights
Уполномоченный по правам человека
Incumbent Tatyana Moskalkova since 22 April 2016
Nominator	President of Russia
Appointer	State Duma
Term length	Five years
Formation	17 January 1994
First holder	Sergei Kovalyov
Unofficial names	Ombudsman (Russian: омбудсмен)
Website	ombudsmanrf.org

Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation^[1] is an official appointed by the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, to consider complaints of Russian and foreign citizens and stateless persons on Russia's territory of against decisions or actions of state bodies and officials.

This institution was introduced for the first time in Russian practice by the 1993 Constitution, which establishes that the Commissioner for Human Rights is appointed by the State Duma and acts in accordance with federal constitutional law. The authorized person in the exercise of his powers is independent and not accountable to any government agencies and officials. An institution of this type that exists in different countries is collectively called ombudsman, although the official titles of the position are different in different countries.