On the Outcomes of the Scientific and Practical Conference “Ensuring Access to Justice in Criminal Proceedings in the Context of Digital Technologies Development”

The paper provides an overview of the scientific and practical conference “Ensuring Access to Justice in Criminal Proceedings in the Context of Digital Technologies Development” held on June 22, 2021 in a mixed format. It was organized by the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation and the Scientific and Educational Center for Human Rights of Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). The conference was devoted to topical issues of ensuring access to justice, the possibilities of digitalization to overcome restrictions in the work of law enforcement agencies and the judicial system, generalizing the experience of foreign states and the Russian Federation in ensuring the rights of participants in criminal proceedings. The conference was organized within the framework of the project of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research No. 18-29-16018 “The concept of building criminal proceedings that provide access to justice in the context of the development of digital technologies.”