Putin allies accuse Canada of interfering with the constitutional amendment vote regarding gay marriage. This is one of more than 200 amendments that is set to be voted on by Russians on July 1st, initially…
Canada-Russia: cooperation or deep concerns? On February 1, 2019, Tatiana Moskalkova, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, held a meeting with Stephane Jobin, Canada’s Charge d'Affaires. According to Moskalkova’s official website, the…
Canada blames Russia for criminal negligence regarding human rights abuses in the Republic In response to the publication of the OSCE Rapporteur’s Report under the Moscow Mechanism on alleged Human Rights Violations and Impunity in…
OSCE human dimension mechanism is called to assist in the resolution of the problem On November 1, 2018, Canada, together with 15 OSCE participating states, invoked the Moscow Mechanism to investigate human rights violations in…
Official Moscow does not admit any problems in Chechnya On August 30, 2018, on behalf of 15 OSCE participating states, Natasha Cayer, Ambassador of Canada to the OSCE, delivered a statement invoking Russia’s commitments under the…
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Canada to respect cultural diversity dealing with other countries On August 8, 2018, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on recent tensions in bilateral relations between Canada and…