Human rights within contemporary russian society: embeddedness as an issue

This article is devoted to defining the location of human rights in the present Russian society. Basis of the article are the results of quantitative and qualitative research, and analysis of complaints to the Ombudsman of Human Rights in Tomsk Region and review the regulatory framework. The author begins with a review of the institutional level. Finds the fixation of human rights issues in the law, embodied in the international legal framework, the presence of NGOs (non-profit) institutions in this area, etc. However, there also is the "gaps" such as the formality of the individual institutions. Then he turns to the attitudes and practices of everyday people on the topic of human rights. And finds that, on the one hand, a large proportion of the citizens said that the significance of the theme is high. But on the other hand, the citizens actually know little about human rights, calling it sometimes to the topic various difficult situations in life, not noticing the real serious violations. Thus, it is concluded that human rights take place at the level of declarations, but not stronger as the total instrumental value in society.

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