MOSCOW, March 05, 2008 Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents information on where Russians would turn for help in case of violation of their rights, what infringements of law they consider sufficient to be produced to court and what issues respondents would only settle in court.Judicial bodies are perceived by a significant number of respondents as the most preferable civil institution for restoration of violated rights. Thus, one third of respondents (34%) specify that they will turn to court for help in case of infringement of their rights. Police (20%) and Public Prosecutor’s office (19%) occupy the second place among instances where respondents will turn to in search of protection. Those who are planning to restore their rights using informal methods, i.e. the help of their acquaintances (influential people, patrons - 15%) or settling the problem on their own (14%), are also quite numerous. 13% interrogated will appeal to higher instances. References to local administration (9%), to human rights activists (9%), to the human rights commissioner (6%) are less popular.What infringement of rights and freedom Russians consider to be a sufficient reason to take it to court? First of all, these are the ones that deal with ensuring the right to live; these are the right to protection from violence (45%) and the right to medical aid (40%). A little bit less often respondents consider infringement of the right to labour (33%), social security (32%) and protection from unwarranted limitation of rights and freedoms (29%) as other possible reasons to appeal to court. Protection of the right to freedom of movement (18%), freedom of worship (15%), a freedom of assembly, meetings, etc. (12%), reception and distribution of information (12%) seem to be still less topical for the respondents.Respondents will only appeal to court if they need to settle questions connected with housing (as 42% of respondents indicate). The second place belongs to solving property related conflict situations (29%). Russians are still less willing to turn to court in case of non-payments of salaries and pensions (18%), labour conflicts (14%) or to seek protection from dishonest officials (11%). 4-6% of Russians are also able to see the sufficient reason to take it to court in case of the so-called social conflicts, e.g. at school, hospital, housing-and-municipal service, with dishonest neighbours. 11% of respondents specify that they will take it to court in case of any of the situations mentioned above, whereas 8%, on the contrary, state that none of these situations seems sufficient to apply to court.The initiative All-Russia opinion poll was conducted by VCIOM on November 3-4, 2007. 1600 respondents were interviewed each time in 153 population areas of 46 regions of Russia. The statistical error does not exceed 3.4%.