St. Elizabeth's Convent, Minsk
(in regard to children’s rights as well as their protection)
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill met with the Russian children’s rights ombudsman Paul Astakhov last December to work out a joint action plan, and discussed joint projects. They sought to assure that
”each child, especially orphans and the handicapped . . . are protected. “
Read the entire article:
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/08/61835673.html
About Pavel Astakhov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Astakhov
Pavel Astakhov on equal treatment for children with disabilities: http://mysouth.su/2011/05/astakhov-children-with-disabilities-need-equal-terms-with-healthy-children/
NOTE: The care depicted in the picture from St. Elizabeth Convent is not, as far as I am aware, an instance of Church-State cooperation. Source: http://theinnerkingdom.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/love-thy-neighbour-by-st-mary-skobtsova-of-paris/
