Russia
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Overview
Russia adopted DNA database legislation in December 2008 which came into effect in 2010. It includes persons convicted of serious crimes and unidentified bodies. According to Interpol, Russia's DNA database contained 18,049 crime scene DNA profiles, plus 1,385 reference DNA profiles from individuals in 2011. In 2023, Russia passed a law to expand its DNA database.
Resources
- External links
- Federal Law No. 8-FZ dated 02/06/2023 "On amendments to the Federal Law "On State Genomic Registration in the Russian Federation" and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation"
- Human Rights Watch: Russia Legalizes Massive DNA Collection Without Oversight (7th February 2023)
- Perepechina IO (2010) Federal Law "On state registration of genomics in the Russian Federation": legal and forensic aspects (in Russian) Journal of Criminology, 2010. - Vol. 1 (33). - S. 16-22.
- Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 3, 2008 N 242-FZ "On State Genomic Registration in the Russian Federation" (In Russian)
- Press articles
- Ifex: Another blow to the right to privacy as Russia legalises massive DNA collection (12th February 2023)
- Tass: Duma approves law on required DNA registration for all convicts, suspects (25th January 2023)
- Russia and India Report: Scientists to map the Russian genome (2nd March 2015)
- RT: Bill to have all Russians fingerprinted and DNA profiled submitted to parliament (19th November 2014)
- Izvestia: Russian Interior Ministry to Co-Finance Creation of DNA Database (27th June 2012)
- Voice of Russia: Russia to Create Severe Offenders Database (22nd Feb 2012)
- RT: Russia steps up crimefighting with creation of DNA database (23rd October 2011)
- RT: Russia steps up crimefighting with creation of DNA database (23rd October 2011)
- RiaNovosti: Nationwide DNA database should be established in Russia - senator (15th September 2010))
- RiaNovosti: North Caucasus police chief welcomes regional fingerprint, DNA database (25th August 2010)
- Ria Novosti: Chechen MP decries fingerprinting plan as human rights violation (3rd April 2010)
- RiaNovosti: Russia's top forensics officer backs fingerprint, DNA database (1st April 2010)
- The Moscow Times: Bastrykin Calls for Test DNA Database (18th March 2010)
- RiaNovosti: DNA testing: pros and cons (1st April 2009)
- Moscow Times: Medvedev Signs DNA Law (8th December 2008)
- Jurist: Russia president signs criminal DNA database bill into law (6th December 2008)
- Kommersant: Russia creates Federal DNA Database (19th November 2008)
- Rossiiskaia Gazeta: След храните в банке (25th November 2008)
