Torture Kazakhstan – ACCA

Kazakhstan: authorities forced to testify against Zhanbolat Mamai

ACCA — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:58:26 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: authorities forced to testify against Zhanbolat Mamai появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: the European Parliament is required to impose sanctions against those involved in the executions in January

ACCA — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:19:45 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: the European Parliament is required to impose sanctions against those involved in the executions in January появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: More than 70% of detainees were tortured during the January riots

ACCA — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:17:16 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: More than 70% of detainees were tortured during the January riots появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: 238 killed in January riots

ACCA — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:10:42 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: 238 killed in January riots появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: Human rights defenders summoned to police after criticizing Ombudsman

ACCA — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:35:37 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: Human rights defenders summoned to police after criticizing Ombudsman появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: President urged to end torture and ill-treatment

ACCA — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:53:48 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: President urged to end torture and ill-treatment появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: the criminal case against the torture victim dropped

ACCA — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:11:49 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: the criminal case against the torture victim dropped появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: Prisoner pierced his stomach with a nail after being tortured

ACCA — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:08:17 +0000

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 […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: Prisoner pierced his stomach with a nail after being tortured появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: 299 cases of torture recorded since the beginning of the year

ACCA — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:16:12 +0000

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, […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: 299 cases of torture recorded since the beginning of the year появились сначала на ACCA.

Kazakhstan: prosecutors failed to identify those responsible for torturing a Kyrgyz jazzman

ACCA — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:15:22 +0000

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Kazakhstan was unable to establish during the investigation the circle of persons involved in the torture of the Kyrgyz jazzman Vikram Ruzakhunov. In order to still identify the perpetrators, the supervisory authority invited the musician to Kazakhstan, promising to provide him with protection. Recall, as ACCA has already reported, Vikram […]

Сообщение Kazakhstan: prosecutors failed to identify those responsible for torturing a Kyrgyz jazzman появились сначала на ACCA.