Even theological disputes and dissemination of songs can be the grounds for initiation of criminal cases. In the absence of victims, almost all guilty verdicts are based on expert opinions.
Members of non-traditional faith groups in Kazakstan are warning that growing state control is eroding their fundamental right to practice their religion.
The given examples allow saying that the practice of detention by the police officers of the persons trying to meet with official representatives of the European Parliament and officers of human rights missions and organisations is becoming the norm more than ever.
Torture and ill-treatment continue to be widely used in all five Central Asian states. Statistics testify to this: in Kazakhstan the Prosecutor General’s Office reported 98 cases filed under criminal proceedings for the crime of torture from January to August 2018.
For 23 years of cooperation, the European Union has allocated 180 million euros to Kazakhstan to promote socio-economic reforms and support for justice. Another 74 million were allocated for the implementation of bilateral projects within the framework of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan reports.
This update covers developments on the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression in Kazakhstan from March to June 2018.
The report points to pervasive corruption within migration police services and increased discrimination in Kazakh society against migrants leading to their inability to formalize their presence on the territory of Kazakhstan.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today criticized the temporary detention of journalists and editors from Ratel.kz and Forbes Kazakhstan, and the blocking of the Ratel.kz webpage in Kazakhstan.
This update covers developments on the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression in Kazakhstan from January to March 2018.
Kazakhstan has effectively outlawed a political movement created online by an exiled opponent of Nursultan Nazarbayev, after it called for street protests against the country’s long-term president.
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