Tatyana Moskalkova

Tatyana Nikolayevna Moskalkova (Russian: Татья́на Никола́евна Москалькóва; born May 30, 1955, Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR[1]) is a Russian lawyer, teacher, and politician.

She has been Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights since 22 April 2016,[2] succeeding Ella Pamfilova,[3] and is the Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V and VI convocations.

[2] Moskalkova holds a Doctor of Law and PhD, and is an Honoured Lawyer of Russia.

[6] She has condemned the Pussy Riot movement as "an attack against morality" and is critical towards the West.

[7] In February 2023, the European Union imposed sanctions on Moskalkova for her support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and spreading disinformation about Russian filtration camps for Ukrainians.