CCPR delivered sessions for human rights activists in Kazakhstan

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CCPR-Centre delivered sessions for human rights activists in Kazakhstan

Published on 19 Jun 2021, 10:07 AM

The Centre for Civil and Political Rights contributed to the course on human rights for activists and human rights defenders in Kazakhstan.

On 19 June 2021, Rustam Kypshakbayev, the regional coordinator for Central Asia of the CCPR Centre, delivered presentations for the Human Rights Course - a civil society initiative implemented by Erkindik Qanaty, a leading Kazakh human rights NGO. The course was designed for young human rights defenders and civil activists, it covers a wide range of issues including human rights concepts and practices in a number of topics.

The topics delivered by CCPR-Centre in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan’s capital, covered international human rights law, standards and UN instruments - in the first session; in the second session, Rustam Kypshakbayev spoke about UN mechanisms for human rights, including the Human Rights Council, Special Procedures, treaty bodies, national reporting and individual complaints mechanisms. Additionally, CCPR-Centre contributed to the online video course on human rights that will be released in the future.

  
                        CCPR-Centre participated in a session on SMM with human rights activists in Kazakhstan                        
                                            
                        Центр по гражданским и политическим правам провел брифинг НПО Кыргызстана с членами Комитета ООН по правам человека                        
                                            
                        CCPR-Centre hosts an informal briefing of Kyrgyz NGOs with UN Human Rights Committee members on Kyrgyzstan’s list of issues                        
                                            
                        Центр CCPR, IBAHRI и ICJ призывают Казахстан приостановить рассмотрение проекта закона по мирным собраниям и запросить рекомендации от международных организаций                        
                                            
                        Центр по гражданским и политическим правам приветствует решение казахстанского суда освободить господина Мухтара Джакишева, жертву нарушений прав человека.                        
                                            
                        CCPR-Centre welcomes a Kazakh court's decision to release Mr Mukhtar Dzhakishev, victim of a human rights violation.                        
                                            
                        CCPR-Centre, IBAHRI and ICJ urge Kazakhstan to halt consideration of the Draft Law on Peaceful Assemblies, seek international guidance                        
                                            
                        A second Follow Up Mission in Kazakhstan organized with a Member of the HR Committee                        
                                            
                        Two coalitions of NGOs from Kazakhstan in Geneva for the upcoming UPR                        
                                            
                        Kazakh civil society prepares for upcoming UPR                        
                                            
                        ICCPR Implementation in Kazakhstan