Concluding Observations, CEDAW/KGZ/CO/3, 14 November 2008: Kyrgyzstan
43. The Committee is concerned about reports of discrimination and harassment against women because of their sexuality as well as about acts of harassment against women in prostitution by police officials. Link to full text of the report: Concluding...Russian Federation/CIS: Increased restrictions on NGOs in the name of fighting terrorism
In Russia, on 10 January, President Putin signed a bill imposing new restrictions on NGOs. The bill, justified as necessary to fight terrorism and extremism, will come into force on 17 April, three months after it was published in the official journal. In Kyrgyzstan,...Kyrgyzstan: “Extremism” outlawed
Concerns have been expressed that a law, signed by the President in August to outlaw “extremism”, adversely affects freedom of expression and in particular, freedom of the media. Several provisions of this law are said to be similar to legislation adopted in Russia,...
International Commission of Jurists holds training seminar for lawyers in Kyrgyzstan
From August 14 to 16, 2003, the ICJ held a first ICCPR training seminar for lawyers in Kyrgyzstan.