Legal associations (unions) as subjects of human rights activities
This article examines the human rights activities of legal associations and unions. The essence and legal nature of the organizations under consideration are determined. It is indicated that they belong to non-profit organizations. The provisions of the current civil legislation, as well as the Federal Law "On Non-Commercial Organizations" are being studied. The functions and features of human rights organizations are formulated. It is noted that the vast majority of issues of an organizational and managerial nature in associations and unions are regulated not only by the current legislation, but also by internal documents (in particular, we are talking about the charters of such non-profit organizations). The work also contains author's proposals aimed at resolving the problematic aspect associated with the name of associations and unions. At the end of the article, the main conclusions regarding the studied material are formulated.