The Commissioner for human rights and his role in the protection of rights and freedoms

This article is devoted to the study of the place and role of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the system of state authorities of the Russian Federation. It also analyzes its special legal status, effectiveness in exercising control over the observance of legitimate interests and restoration of violated rights, current problems of the development of the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights and measures to resolve them, and provides statistical data. The Commissioner is a special specialized state body with independence and autonomy. It is a connecting element between the state and society and one of the main features of a democratic state governed by the rule of law. The relevance of the topic under study is due to the importance and necessity of protecting human rights and freedoms associated with the formation and development of public life, the construction of the rule of law and civil society. The scientific novelty consists in the study of the problems of the functioning of the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation and the development of proposals for their resolution.