Tag: Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
The danger of standing up for justice and rights in Central Asia – New...
A new report jointly published by seven NGOs documents the increasing risks facing those who stand up for justice and human rights in Central...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2018
Kazakhstan: Strikes, arrests and fears of new restrictions on fundamental freedoms
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kazakhstan from November 2017 to January 2018. International Partnership for Human...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2017
Kazakhstan: Problematic draft laws and politically-motivated imprisonments
Civil society fears that draft legislation on communications, lawyers and religious practice currently under consideration in Kazakhstan may result in new restrictions on fundamental...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2017
Kazakhstan: UN decisions set important precedents in view of unrelenting rights violations
UN human rights bodies recently announced two important, precedent-setting decisions with respect to the exercise of fundamental freedoms in Kazakhstan. At the same time,...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesEventsSeptember 2017
The danger of speaking out – recent trends in Central Asia
The following written statement has been prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR, Belgium); Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2017
Kazakhstan: Litany of abuses continues, even under EXPO-2017 spotlight
On 9th June 2017 EXPO-2017, a specialised international exhibition, opened with great fanfare in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The Kazakh government invested considerable resources into...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2017
Justice advocates and government critics continue to feel the heat in Kazakhstan
Following a spate of attacks, harassment and prosecutions Kazakhstan's embattled civil society continues to be targetted for exercising fundamental rights. A recent court ruling...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersApril 2017
Kazakhstan: Escalating campaign against critical voices amid constitutional reform
The CIVICUS Monitor, an initiative aimed at tracking civic space worldwide has posted the following new update about the situation in Kazakhstan on the...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2017
Threats to civic space in Kazakhstan: Peaceful assembly
On the basis of information provided by International Partnership Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2017
Threats to civic space in Kazakhstan: Freedom of association and expression
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its Central Asian partners are now cooperating with the CIVICUS Monitor, an initiative aimed at tracking civic...