The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tleuberdi, said that Kazakhstan wants to become a member of the UN Human Rights Council for 2022-2024. The diplomat has promised that, if elected, Kazakhstan will assume obligations for the effective implementation of all political, economic, civil, social and cultural rights. Such a statement, […]
Since last year, the Foundation for Justice for Journalists (JFJ, UK) has been regularly monitoring attacks against journalists, bloggers, and network activists in Central Asia. In March 2020, the Foundation and Index of Censorship, an international non-profit organization, announced a joint global initiative to document and analyze media rights violations related to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
The Coalition Against Torture in Kyrgyzstan has published data from the State Penitentiary Service (SPS) on the number of prisoners already released under the amnesty. It turned out that in three months from the date of the entry into force of the amnesty law, only 44 people were released and 483 convicts had their outstanding […]
The authorities of Turkmenistan still do not recognize the presence of COVID-19 in the country. The number of deaths from coronavirus in the country is growing every day. A grave situation has arisen in the country’s prisons, where there are no protective equipment and medicines. The ACCA journalist managed to interview one of the citizens, […]
The head of the Coalition against Torture in Kyrgyzstan, Indira Sautova, recently went through pneumonia. The disease seems to have receded – for several days she has not had a fever. Despite her weakness, the human rights defender came back to work. Now she, together with her colleagues in the Coalition, is trying to understand […]
Four lawsuits and two pre-trial claims have been brought against the well-known Kazakh human rights activist Elena Semenova, who is involved in protecting the rights of prisoners. Elena Alexandrovna began her advocacy work by protecting people who took mortgage credits. Then her activities covered the rights of prisoners. Semenova, in her own words, repeatedly received […]
The President of Turkmenistan signed a decree to pardon convicts in honor of the holy night of the Almighty among Muslims. According to the decree, 210 foreign citizens and 1192 citizens of Turkmenistan were released. The ACCA journalist, on condition of anonymity, talked with some who were released. – Have prison conditions changed due to […]
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR, Poland) actively promotes the development of civil society in Uzbekistan. A significant result of interaction with activists was the monitoring of human rights in prisons. Recently, human rights activists began to distribute a leaflet “COVID-19 in prison. Prevention and protection of rights”, which was prepared by the foundation. The […]
On May 14, the Senate (upper house of the Parliament) of Kazakhstan is due to consider the bill “On the procedure for organizing and conducting peaceful meetings in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. There has been heated debate around this bill since its appearance. Pro-government experts, political scientists, journalists, and bloggers praise it in every way, […]
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