The international human rights organization Amnesty International on March 29 published a new report on the situation of human rights in the world “Amnesty International 2021/22: the human rights situation in the world”. The authors of the report sharply criticized the governments of many countries, including Tajikistan, due to the lack of response to the […]
In Kazakhstan, the authorities intend to introduce administrative arrest for violation of martial law, as well as to abandon the use of the word disabled. Corresponding amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO) were developed by the Ministry of Justice of the republic. The draft amendments are posted on the portal of open normative […]
On the fact of abuse of official position, according to Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, the assistant prosecutor of Oktyabrsky district of Bishkek was detained. This was reported by the State Committee for National Security. As a result of the investigative and operational measures carried out by the State Committee […]
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan initiated a criminal case against officials of the power distribution company “Severelectro” under Article 336 “Corruption” of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. This was reported by the press service of the department. The reason for initiating a criminal case was the fact of illegal write-off of receivables […]
In the south of Tajikistan, the fact of commercial bribery (kickback) was established. Mehriniso Rakhimova, ex-chairman of the public association “Matlubot” (Consumers Union of Tajikistan) of the city of Kulyab, was detained. According to the country’s Anti-Corruption Agency, the crime was committed by her when she was the head of this association. “Citizen A addressed […]
Citizens of Kazakhstan are collecting signatures for a petition demanding that they refuse to accept amendments that tighten control over social networks. As ACCA has already reported, deputies of the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved amendments to legislative acts on the protection of the rights of child, education, information and informatization. Among the proposed amendments is […]
Sardorbek Abdukhalilov, a lawyer for the human rights organization “Justice”, which is part of the Coalition against Torture, believes that a trend towards impunity for law enforcement officers is developing in Kyrgyzstan. “It happens very rarely that police officers, involved in criminal cases, receive real terms. As a rule, criminal cases are lost in different […]
Lawyer Nurbek Toktakunov was arrested for five days for insulting judges. The corresponding decision was made by the Pervomaiskiy Court of Bishkek. On March 24, the Pervomaiskiy District Court of Bishkek considered a case of petty hooliganism against lawyer Nurbek Toktakunov. The reason was his statement at a rally in front of the Russian Embassy […]
After 10 years, the UN Human Rights Committee stopped consideration of an individual complaint in the case of death as a result of torture of a citizen of Tajikistan, Ismonboy Boboev. At a meeting of the Human Rights Committee in Geneva on March 21, it was said that the authorities of Tajikistan ignored the recommendations […]
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