Human Rights Commissioner receives many complaints about “de facto complete” mobilization

Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s human rights commissioner, reports receiving many appeals related to mobilization, according to Interfax.

“Today, we receive numerous appeals on the issue of mobilization, despite the fact that it is complete, at least de facto. And, of course, this is a very difficult topic,” said Moskalkova at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Issues of Family, Women, and Children.

The Commissioner’s office receives “60-70 calls a day about military issues,” according to Moskalkova. She says “These calls are terrible, heart-rending, difficult.”

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At the end of October, Russian authorities announced that mobilization, which started in September, was complete. President Vladimir Putin has not signed an official decree to that effect. The Kremlin says such a decree isn’t necessary. Independent lawyers stress that a spoken announcement by the president about the end of mobilization is insufficient.