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Kazakhstan: Give Rights Defender Fair Trial

01 Sep

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

The Kazakh government should ensure that Kazakhstan’s most prominent human rights defender, who faces manslaughter charges following an automobile accident, gets a fair trial. The government’s past harassment of its critics and its handling of the case thus far raise concerns that it could be used for political purposes, Human Rights Watch said.
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Kazakhstan: OSCE calls for the release of Kazakh journalist arrested in secrecy case

14 Jan

Posted by Jim as Human Rights

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he had urged Kazakh authorities to release a journalist accused of disclosing official secrets and to adjust the relevant laws to international standards.
Ramazan Yesergepov, the editor of the weekly Alma-Ata Info, was detained on 6 January while undergoing treatment in a hospital.
He is [...]

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Kazakhstan: An Atmosphere of Quiet Repression

02 Dec

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Freedom of Religion, Assembly and Expression in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s human rights record is inconsistent with standards embraced by the regional group, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and so its chairmanship, which will start in 2010, risks undermining the integrity of the institution’s human rights principles.
The 55-page report, “An Atmosphere of Quiet Repression: [...]

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Kazakhstan: Disappointment about hasty adoption of Kazakh law on freedom of religion

26 Nov

Posted by Jim as Human Rights

The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said it was disappointed about the adoption earlier today by the Kazakh parliament of a new law on freedom of religion or belief, and expressed its hope that the President of Kazakhstan will not sign the law in its current form so that it can [...]

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