Human rights

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Ombudsman Artur Lastayev meets with Head of OSCE Program Office in Astana Volker Frobarth

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Commissioner for Human Rights Artur Lastayev met with the head of the OSCE Program Office in Astana Volker Frobarth, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Ombudsman.

31.01.2023 22:20

Kazakhstan’s international human rights obligations discussed at dialogue platform at MFA

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan’s international obligations in the field of human rights and ensuring their implementation in the activities of the country’s judicial system were discussed at the first meeting in 2023 of the Human Dimension Dialogue Platform, Consultative and Advisory Body under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

25.01.2023 10:29

Kazakh – U.S. Human Rights Dialogue holds 2nd meeting

WASHINGTON, D.C. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan and the United States held the second meeting of the annual High-Level Dialogue on Human Rights and Democratic Reforms, co-chaired by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Special Representative of the President for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan and the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, the press service of the Kazakh MFA reported.

16.01.2023 10:20

Kazakhstan to establish Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan will establish an Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities. The corresponding decree on building such an institution is published on the Open NGAs portal, Kazinform reports.

11.01.2023 19:10

Constitutional Court begins its work in Kazakhstan, seeks to enhance human rights mechanisms

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Starting January 1, 2023, the Constitutional Court began its work in Kazakhstan, an initiative spearheaded by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his address to the nation on March 16, 2022. The court was established with the idea of expanding human rights mechanisms by giving citizens an opportunity to appeal directly to the court. More about the court and its specifics is in the latest article of Kazinform.

05.01.2023 18:39

Tokayev meets with Human Rights Ombudsman Artur Lastayev

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakh Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Human Rights Ombudsman Artur Lastayev, Kazinform cites Akorda.

29.12.2022 13:09

New Human Rights Commissioner of Kazakhstan named

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed the candidature of Artur Lastayev for the post of the Human Rights Commissioner at the session of the Kazakh Senate, Kazinform has learned from the Akorda press service.

26.11.2022 12:46

Pakistan launches 16-day campaign against gender-based violence

ISLAMABAD. KAZINFORM -- Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has launched a 16-day campaign against gender-based violence in marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Friday, Xinhua reports.

06.11.2022 15:15

Candidate for president Saltanat Tursynbekova meets with human rights defenders in Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM – Candidate for presidency Saltanat Tursynbekova met with human rights defenders in Almaty, Kazinform reports.

05.11.2022 13:49

Kazakh President signs 6 laws

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakh Head of State attended a ceremony of signing of a number of key laws adopted following the national referendum held in June 2022 to amend the Constitution, Kazinform cites Akorda.

17.10.2022 12:58

Igor Rogov reports to President on Human Rights Commission’s work

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received today Chairman of the Human Rights Commission Igor Rogov, Kazinform learned from the Akorda press service.

28.09.2022 16:39

Issues of combating domestic violence against women and girls discussed in Geneva

GENEVA. KAZINFORM – Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan together with delegations of Finland, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Malaysia, Japan, UN Women, UNFPA and International Planned Parenthood Federation organized a hybrid event on the margins of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council aimed to address root causes of domestic violence against women and girls and support the victims, Kazinform cites the Kazakh MFA.

07.09.2022 11:25

Kazakhstan to strengthen Ombudsman’s jurisdictions

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The Majilis deputies approved the draft Constitutional Law «On the Ombudsman in Kazakhstan», Kazinform reports.

24.08.2022 12:51

Kazakh Ombudsman, MEPs meet in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstani Ombudsman Elvira Azimova has met a group of deputies of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights who arrived in Kazakhstan with an official visit, Kazinform reports.

26.07.2022 17:15

Human trafficking combat bill set to be developed next year in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan is to develop a bill combating human trafficking in April 2023, the Kazakh interior minister said, kazinform correspondent reports.

23.06.2022 20:16

Kazakhstan ready for active work with OSCE institutions to implement reforms - Senate Speaker

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Senate Speaker of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev held a meeting with Matteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Kazinform cites the Senate press service.

09.06.2022 16:27

Political reforms should go hand in hand with economic changes - President

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared his vision on business development on the international scale, Kazinform correspondent reports.

06.06.2022 20:53

Strengthening human rights and freedoms protection system to be continued - Kazakh President

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - We need to review the legislation that has contributed to the concentration of the country's economic resources in the hands of a small group of individuals and provided them with excessive preferences, Kazakh President Kasssym-Jomart Tokayev said, Kazinform correspondent reports.

05.05.2022 21:00

Constitutional reform will mark a new stage of Kazakhstan’s development – President

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev listed the planned amends to the Constitution, Kazinform correspondent reports.

25.04.2022 20:40

Kazakh Senate and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly strengthen coop

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev met with the Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Special Representative of the OSCE PA for Central Asia Pia Kauma, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh Senate.