President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed the controversial law of the deputy Gulshat Asylbaeva “On protection from doubtful (false) information”. This was reported by the press service of the head of state. The message says that the Constitution guarantees the right of everyone to the protection of honor and dignity, and by the signed law, the […]
The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted a scandalous bill “On protection from false and inaccurate information”, initiated by the deputy Gulshat Asylbaeva. The decision was made at the meeting on July 28. On June 26, 2020, the deputies approved the resonant Law “On manipulating information”. Then human rights activists demanded that the incumbent president Sooronbai Jeenbekov […]
At the meeting on July 22, the deputies of Parliament the Kyrgyz Republic supported in three readings the drafts of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Criminal Code and the Code of Offenses. This legislation, actively criticized by human rights defenders, should come into force on September 1. The amendments to the Codes were officially initiated […]
On June 17, deputies of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan approved the draft law on non-profit organizations in the third reading. Only 10 out of 93 MPs, registered at the meeting, voted against this initiative. According to the document, a non-profit organization operating at the expense of funds provided on a gratuitous basis must annually provide […]
The President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a law according to which the head of state and deputies of the Parliament can henceforth bring photo and video equipment to prisons. The law will come into force on April 29 this year. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, in terms of protecting the rights of prisoners, there […]
Kyrgyzstan needs to seriously revise the laws on “extremism” and “hate speech” in order to bring them in line with the republic’s international obligations and achieve the right balance between protecting people from discrimination and hate-based violence, on the one hand, and protecting the right to freedom of expression, on the other hand. This is […]
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE ODIHR) have published a joint opinion letter on the draft of the new Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was submitted to a popular vote on April 11. […]
On February 17, a meeting of the Constitutional Chamber of Kyrgyzstan was held to consider an application of a lawyer from “One World (Bir Duino)” concerning the recognition of part 3 of article 430 of the Criminal Procedure Code as contrary to the Constitution. According to part 3 of article 430 of the Criminal Procedure […]
Representatives of the human rights movement “Bir Duino” [“One World”] analyzed the socio-political situation during the organization and holding of early presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan and a referendum (public vote) on the choice of the form of government. Human rights activists came to the conclusion that the Central Election Commission for Elections and Referendum needs […]
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