Tasoev has served on the executive of three presidents, Leonid Tibilov, Anatoly Bibilov, and Alan Gagloev as "Ombudsman" for Human Rights.
[a] Tasoev was appointed Ombudsman for Human Rights in South Ossetia by Leonid Tibilov, retaining his seat during a transfer of power with the election of Anatoly Bibilov and later Alan Gagloev.
[1] Shortly after his appointment in 2012 Tasoev announced that he did not have adequate power or real leverage over the government to secure the protection of human rights.
[3] These included: Tasoev's predecessor David Sanakoev, Minister of Internal Affairs Mikhail Mindzaev, and the head of the Tskhinvali prison, Hamlet Guchmazov.
[3] In 2024 Tasoev denounced the European Court of Human Rights for having "double standards" and for putting "pressure on Russia" as well as for dismissing lawsuits filed by South Ossetians during the 2008 Russo-Georgian war.