KZBlog

Recently in Geneva, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights conducted its periodic review of Kazakhstan and it’s adherence to the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Every 3-years all signatories to the convention have to be reviewed. The Committee takes reports from the government and human rights organizations and private citizens. Many of the documents can be found here (scroll down to Kazakhstan). The conclusions should be coming out soon, but the rumor mill has it that major issues included problems with trials and the judiciary system in Kazakhstan, corruption in the government, negative stereotypes and lack of support for women and women’s issues and lack of the provision of procedural rights–in other words, the ability to appeal decisions by government bodies or in other ways protect your primary rights.