Lawyers from the Coalition against Torture intend to initiate an investigation concerning a suicide attempt by a patient of the Mental Health Center in Jalal-Abad. The fact that the 28-year-old resident of Jalal-Abad, Kh.G., tried to commit suicide in a psychiatric hospital, human rights defenders became aware from a publication in the media. In a […]
The mayor of Kyzylorda region, Kuanyshbek Iskakov, was detained on March 27 by employees of the Anti-Corruption Agency. On March 28, the President of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev, dismissed Iskakov from his post, transferring the reins of government to Gulshara Abdykalikova (she, by the way, became the first woman mayor of the region in the history […]
Convicted invalid, Petr Sh., serving a sentence in the penal colony УК 161/2 (a strict regime colony in Kostanay region), went on hunger strike on February 22. According to human rights activist Elena Semenova, a week ago, the prisoner went on a dry hunger strike. According to Semenova, the disabled person took such a step […]
Two lawsuits were filed against the well-known Kazakh human rights activist, Elena Semenova, who is involved in protecting the rights of prisoners. According to the first lawsuit, the plaintiff is the colony УК-1612 (a strict regime colony) in Kostanay. In the second lawsuit, the plaintiff is the deputy chief for medical and preventive work of […]
In colony No.42, located in Tashkent region, the use of labor of prisoners continues despite introduced quarantine. On March 26, the prison authorities sent prisoners to work in a syringe manufacturing workshop. On March 25, 15 women were chosen for a 12-hour labor shift. Before that, they were quarantined for five days; two days of […]
In the near future, Rustami Emomali may become the second person of the state, and eventually replace his father, the current President. Today, the capital’s deputies unanimously voted for Rustami Emomali, whose candidacy was proposed as a member of the upper house of the Parliament of Tajikistan. Recall that Rustami Emomali is the mayor of […]
On March 20, the judicial collegium for civil affairs of the military collegium under the Supreme Court of Tajikistan upheld the decision of the Garrison court of Dushanbe to partially satisfy claims of the parents of K.Kh., who committed suicide as a result of torture and cruel treatment. Lawyers do not agree with the assigned […]
In the colonies and other institutions of the Main Directorate and the Execution of Sentences, the quarantine regime began to operate. On March 25, this was announced at a briefing by the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Shokhrukh Giyasov. Visits are suspended to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. “Instead of visits, […]
On March 24, at the third plenary meeting of the upper house of Uzbek Parliament, a scandalous bill was adopted; it eliminates the concept of lawyer’s secrecy. In connection with the introduction of new types of operational-search measures, the Law “On guarantees of advocacy and the social protection of lawyers” is amended, with the approval […]
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