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Kazakhstan approved constitutional amendment to increase presidential powers [this day at law]
May 13, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On May 13, 2010, the upper house of the Kazakhstan Parliament passed a constitutional amendment granting significant additional powers to President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The lower house of Parliament had approved the amendment the day before. The amendment would have extended significant.... [more]
Kazakhstan Parliament approved plan for presidential term extension referendum [this day at law]
December 29, 2012 by Arjun Mishra
On December 29, 2010, the bicameral Kazakhstan Parliament agreed to hold a referendum proposing to bypass the next two presidential elections and extend President Nursultan Nazarbayev's reign until 2020. In June 2010, Nazarbayev had refused to sign a law that would have granted him presidential.... [more]
Kazakhstan court upholds sentencing of opposition leader
November 19, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
A court in Kazakhstan on Monday upheld the conviction of an outspoken opposition leader accused of inciting dissent in an attempt to overthrow the country's government. Vladimir Kozlov, head of the unofficial Alga! party, was found guilty of fomenting unrest and sentenced to seven-and-a-half.... [more]
Kazakhstan court sentences opposition leader to prison
October 8, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
A court in Kazakhstan on Monday sentenced an outspoken political activist to seven-and-a-half years in jail for allegedly colluding with a fugitive billionaire to overthrow the government. Specifically, Judge Berdybek Myrzabekov found Vladimir Kozlov, head of the unofficial Alga! party, guilty of....... [more]
HRW: Kazakhstan oil workers subject to mistreatment, repressive laws
September 10, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
Oil workers in Kazakhstan face mistreatment and repression at the hands of the government and oil companies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Monday. According to HRW, Kazakh authorities and three companies operating in the oil and gas sector in western Kazakhstan restrict.... [more]
HRW: Kazakhstan must ensure fair trials for political activists
August 16, 2012 by Max Slater
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the government of Kazakhstan on Wednesday to ensure that the upcoming trials of two political activists and an oil worker comport with international legal standards for fair trials. Two opposition movement leaders, Vladimir Kozlov and Serik Sapargaly, as well as oil.... [more]
UN rights chief urges Kazakhstan to allow independent probe into December unrest
July 12, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the government of Kazakhstan to allow an independent international investigation into the unrest last December that resulted in at least 15 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The violence occurred in a remote desert oil town of.... [more]
Kazakhstan must justify charges against political activists: HRW
June 30, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday demanded that authorities in Kazakhstan publicly disclose their reasons for bringing new criminal charges against a group of labor activists and an oil worker who participated in an extended labor strike in 2011. The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan.... [more]
UN committee condemns Kazakhstan expulsion of asylum-seekers
June 20, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The UN Committee Against Torture has ruled that Kazakhstan's extradition of 29 Uzbek refugees was a violation of international human rights agreements, including the Convention Against Torture. The committee stated in a ruling that the extradited Uzbekistan nationals faced risk of torture in.... [more]
Kazakhstan court sentences oil workers up to seven years for December unrest
June 4, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
A court in Kazakhstan sentenced 13 out of 37 defendants to between three and seven years of imprisonment for their participation in unrest last December that resulted in at least 15 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The unrest occurred in a remote desert oil town of Zhanaozen when oil workers.... [more]
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