An inter-ministerial group investigating the January events in Kazakhstan intimidates arrested rioters into testifying against opposition politician Zhanbolat Mamai, leader of the unregistered Democratic Party, who is now also under arrest on suspicion of organizing “mass riots” and “disseminating knowingly false information” during the January riots. This information was disseminated by the Arash Committee, which […]
A protest was held in the capital of Kazakhstan near the building of the EU embassy. Relatives of those detained and tortured, as well as relatives of those who died during the January riots, called on European politicians to demand that the Kazakh authorities conduct an independent international investigation into the January events. The reason […]
During and after the January events, more than 10,000 people were detained in various regions of the country. Such figures are contained in an analytical report on the observance of the rights of persons detained during and after the January events of 2022, at the stage of pre-trial investigation, prepared by the Kazakhstan International Bureau […]
The General Prosecutor’s Office of Kazakhstan published on its website a list of citizens who died during the January riots. The list consists of 238 surnames. As noted in the supervisory authority, the list includes both innocent citizens and criminals. “We are looking into every detail. To date, the circumstances of the death have been […]
Another scandal in the human rights sphere of Kazakhstan. Members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for the North Kazakhstan Region (NKR) voluntarily resigned in protest against their leader Marina Nistoliy. As Alexander Danchev, a member of the NPM in the North Kazakhstan region, said on his page on social networks, the reason for leaving […]
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations Against Torture demanded from the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to eradicate torture as a fact. In its open appeal, the NGO Coalition Against Torture calls on the head of state to show political will and contribute to developing a comprehensive strategy to combat torture and ill-treatment. According to the […]
The criminal case against Sayat Adilbekuly, who was shot during the January protests and then tortured, was dropped by the prosecutor’s office in Almaty. Sayat Adilbekuly himself announced this joyful event on his Instagram page. Thanks for the freedom! I want to thank everyone who participated in my defense, who helped and supported me and […]
Raimbek Serikov, a prisoner serving a sentence in the maximum security colony RU-170/3 in the city of Uralsk, pierced his stomach with a nail after being beaten by a prison officer. According to the director of the West Kazakhstan branch of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights (KIBHR) Pavel Kochetkov, who, together with the […]
In the Ural City Court of the West Kazakhstan region, a trial is underway in the case of four former employees of the pre-trial detention center in the city of Uralsk – Serzhan Utegenov, Samarkhan Saltaev, Darkhan Baitoriev and Alpamys Kenzhesh, accused of using torture against prisoners. As follows from the materials of the case, […]
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