Russian Federation
Konstantin Dolgov, Special Representative
The Russian Federation was established in 1992, following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Konstantin Dolgov is the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law. The following is excerpted from September 11, 2013, remarks at the 6th Beijing Forum on Human Rights. First of all, I would like to say a few words about the sphere of my activities. This post is relatively new in the Russian Foreign Ministry. It was created in April 2011 in accordance with the decision of the president of the Russian Federation in order to reinforce the…