| KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Respublikasy Joined United Nations: 2 March 1992 Human Rights as assured by their constitution Click here Updated 06/14/10 |
| CAPITAL |
| POPULATION |
| CHIEF OF STATE |
| SELECTION PROCESS |
Bishkek
5,508,626 (July 2010 est.)
Roza Otunbayeva
President since 19 May 2010
President since 19 May 2010
Assumed role as Interim Premier when President Kurmanbek
Bakiyev was deposed in a coup on 07 April 2010; According to
Otunbayeva, all interim officers will only serve for six month when
elections are planned; appointed president through 31 December
2011 by a 19 May 2010 decree of the provisional government,
which also prohibited her from running in the next presidential
election
Next scheduled election: December 2011
Bakiyev was deposed in a coup on 07 April 2010; According to
Otunbayeva, all interim officers will only serve for six month when
elections are planned; appointed president through 31 December
2011 by a 19 May 2010 decree of the provisional government,
which also prohibited her from running in the next presidential
election
Next scheduled election: December 2011
| HEAD OF GOVERNMENT |
| SELECTION PROCESS |
Almaz Atambeyev
Interim First Premier since 08 April 2010
Interim First Premier since 08 April 2010
NOTE: Members of government are participants in a 07 April
2010 coup which deposed the President and disbanded the
Parliament. Members will serve six months while a new
constitution is being written and elections can be called.
2010 coup which deposed the President and disbanded the
Parliament. Members will serve six months while a new
constitution is being written and elections can be called.
| DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS |
| ETHNIC GROUPS |
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)
| RELIGIONS |
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
| GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE |
Republic with 7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 1 city* (shaar); Legal system is based on civil law system
Executive: President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 10 July 2005 (next
scheduled for 2010); prime minister nominated by the president for approval by Parliament; note - the new constitution of
November 2006 calls for the legislature to appoint the prime minister and members of the Cabinet after the elections of 2010.
Following the 07 April 2010 coup which deposed the president and the legislative government, a new constitution will be written
and elections held in six months; Next scheduled election; December 2011
Legislative: Unicameral Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kenesh (90 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 16 December 2007 (next to be held in October 2010)
Judicial: Supreme Court (judges are appointed for 10-year terms by the Supreme Council on the recommendation of the
president); Constitutional Court; Higher Court of Arbitration
Executive: President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 10 July 2005 (next
scheduled for 2010); prime minister nominated by the president for approval by Parliament; note - the new constitution of
November 2006 calls for the legislature to appoint the prime minister and members of the Cabinet after the elections of 2010.
Following the 07 April 2010 coup which deposed the president and the legislative government, a new constitution will be written
and elections held in six months; Next scheduled election; December 2011
Legislative: Unicameral Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kenesh (90 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 16 December 2007 (next to be held in October 2010)
Judicial: Supreme Court (judges are appointed for 10-year terms by the Supreme Council on the recommendation of the
president); Constitutional Court; Higher Court of Arbitration
| LANGUAGES |
Kyrgyz (official), Russian (official)
| BRIEF HISTORY |
Stone implements found in the Tian Shan mountains indicate the presence of human society in what is now Kyrgyzstan as
many as 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. The first written records of a civilization in the area occupied by Kyrgyzstan appear
in Chinese chronicles beginning about 2000 B.C. The earliest ancestors of the Altaic peoples, the Xiongnu tribes, originally
inhabited a region in the northwest of present-day Mongolia. The forebears of the present-day Kyrgyz are believed to have
been either southern Samoyed or Yeniseyan Altaic tribes. The homeland of these proto-Kyrgyz was the upper Yenisey
River and Sayan Mountains of southern Siberia in what is now modern Khakassia and Tuva. First appearing in Chinese
records of the Grand Historian as Gekun or Jiankun and later as part of the Tiele tribes, they were once under the rule of
Göktürks and Uyghurs. After they defeated the Uyghurs in the 9th century, the Uyghurs began to migrate to Xinjiang. The
Kyrgyz started moving to the area of present-day Kyrgyzstan from the Yenisey River region in central Siberia in the 10th
century. Ethnographers dispute their Yeniseyan origin, however, because of the very close cultural and linguistic connections
between Kyrgyz and Kazaks. A great Kyrgyz-led tribal confederation flourished in the 10th century. By the 12th century,
however, Kyrgyz dominion had shrunk to the region of the Sayan Mountains, northwest of present-day Mongolia, and the
Altai Range on the present-day border of China and Mongolia. In the same period, other Kyrgyz tribes were moving across
a wide area of Central Asia, mingling with other ethnic groups. The first Turks to form a state in the territory of Central Asia
(including Kyrgyzstan) were Göktürks or Kök-Türks. Known in medieval Chinese sources as Tujue (ú jué), the Göktürks
under the leadership of Bumin/Tuman Khan/Khaghan (d. 552) and his sons established the first known Turkic state around
552 in the general area of territory that had earlier been occupied by the Xiongnu, and expanded rapidly to rule wide
territories in Central Asia. The Göktürks split in two rival Khanates, of which the western one disintegrated in 744 AD. The
first kingdom to emerge from the Qokturk khanate was the Buddhist Uyghur Empire that flourished in the territory
encompassing most of Central Asia from 740 to 840 AD. After the Uyghur empire disintegrated a branch of the Uyghurs
migrated to oasis settlements in the Tarim Basin and Gansu, such as Gaochang (Khoja) and Hami (Kumul), and set up a
confederation of decentralized Buddhist states called Kara-Khoja. Others, mainly closely related to Uyghurs (Qarluks),
occupying the western Tarim Basin, Ferghana Valley, Jungaria and parts of modern Kazakhstan bordering the Muslim
Turco-Tajik Khwarazm Sultanate, converted to Islam no later than the 10th century and built a federation with Muslim
institutions called Kara-Khanlik, whose princely dynasties are called Karakhanids by most historians. Its capital, Balasagun
flourished as a cultural and economic centre. The Islamized Qarluk princely clan, the Balasaghunlu Ashinalar (or the
Karakhanids) gravitated toward the Persian Islamic cultural zone after their political autonomy and suzerainty over Central
Asia was secured during the 9-10th century. The Mongols' invasion of Central Asia in the 13th century devastated the
territory of Kyrgyzstan, costing its people their independence and their written language. The son of (Genghis) Khan, Juche,
conquered the Kyrgyz tribes of the Yenisey region, who by this time had become disunited. At the same time, the area of
present Kyrgyzstan was an important link in the Silk Road, as attested by several Nestorian gravestones. For the next 200
years, the Kyrgyz remained under the Golden Horde and the Oriot and Jumgar khanates that succeeded that regime.
Freedom was regained in 1510, but Kyrgyz tribes were overrun in the seventeenth century by the Kalmyks, in the mid-
eighteenth century by the Manchus, and in the early nineteenth century by the Uzbeks. In the early 19th century, the southern
territory of the Kyrgyz Republic came under the control of the Khanate of Kokand, but the territory was occupied and
formally annexed by the Russian Empire in 1876. The Russian takeover instigated numerous revolts against tsarist authority,
and many Kyrgyz opted to move into the Pamir Mountains or to Afghanistan. The ruthless suppression of the 1916 rebellion
in Central Asia, triggered by the Russian imposition of the military draft on the Kyrgyz and other Central Asian peoples,
caused many Kyrgyz to flee to China. Soviet power was initially established in the region in 1918, and in 1924, the Kara-
Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast was created within the Russian SFSR. (The term Kara-Kyrgyz was used until the mid-1920s
by the Russians to distinguish them from the Kazakhs, who were also referred to as Kyrgyz.) In 1926, it became the Kirghiz
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. On December 5, 1936, the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) was established
as a full Union Republic of the U.S.S.R. On August 19, 1991, when the State Emergency Committee assumed power in
Moscow, there was an attempt to depose Akayev in Kyrgyzstan. After the coup collapsed the following week, Akayev and
Vice President German Kuznetsov announced their resignations from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),
and the entire politburo and secretariat resigned. This was followed by the Supreme Soviet vote declaring independence
from the U.S.S.R. on August 31, 1991. Kyrgyz was announced as the state language in September 1991. (In December
2001, through a constitutional amendment, the Russian language was given official status.) A new constitution was passed by
the parliament in May 1993. A February 1996 referendum—in violation of the constitution and the law on referendums—
amended the constitution to give President Akayev more power. Although the changes gave the president the power to
dissolve parliament, it also more clearly defined the parliament's powers. Since that time, the parliament has demonstrated
real independence from the executive branch. The most recent elections were parliamentary, held February 27 and March
13, 2005. The OSCE found that while the elections failed to comply with commitments to free and fair elections, there were
improvements over the 2000 elections, notably the use of indelible ink, transparent ballot boxes, and generally good access
by election observers. Sporadic protests against perceived manipulation and fraud during the elections of February 27,
2005, erupted into widespread calls for the government to resign, which started in the southern provinces. On March 24,
15,000 pro-opposition demonstrators called for the resignation of the President and his regime in Bishkek. Protesters seized
the main government building, and Akayev hurriedly fled the country, first to neighboring Kazakhstan and then to Moscow.
Initially refusing to resign and denouncing the events as a coup, he subsequently resigned his office on April 4.
Sources: Wikipedia: History of Kyrgyzstan
many as 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. The first written records of a civilization in the area occupied by Kyrgyzstan appear
in Chinese chronicles beginning about 2000 B.C. The earliest ancestors of the Altaic peoples, the Xiongnu tribes, originally
inhabited a region in the northwest of present-day Mongolia. The forebears of the present-day Kyrgyz are believed to have
been either southern Samoyed or Yeniseyan Altaic tribes. The homeland of these proto-Kyrgyz was the upper Yenisey
River and Sayan Mountains of southern Siberia in what is now modern Khakassia and Tuva. First appearing in Chinese
records of the Grand Historian as Gekun or Jiankun and later as part of the Tiele tribes, they were once under the rule of
Göktürks and Uyghurs. After they defeated the Uyghurs in the 9th century, the Uyghurs began to migrate to Xinjiang. The
Kyrgyz started moving to the area of present-day Kyrgyzstan from the Yenisey River region in central Siberia in the 10th
century. Ethnographers dispute their Yeniseyan origin, however, because of the very close cultural and linguistic connections
between Kyrgyz and Kazaks. A great Kyrgyz-led tribal confederation flourished in the 10th century. By the 12th century,
however, Kyrgyz dominion had shrunk to the region of the Sayan Mountains, northwest of present-day Mongolia, and the
Altai Range on the present-day border of China and Mongolia. In the same period, other Kyrgyz tribes were moving across
a wide area of Central Asia, mingling with other ethnic groups. The first Turks to form a state in the territory of Central Asia
(including Kyrgyzstan) were Göktürks or Kök-Türks. Known in medieval Chinese sources as Tujue (ú jué), the Göktürks
under the leadership of Bumin/Tuman Khan/Khaghan (d. 552) and his sons established the first known Turkic state around
552 in the general area of territory that had earlier been occupied by the Xiongnu, and expanded rapidly to rule wide
territories in Central Asia. The Göktürks split in two rival Khanates, of which the western one disintegrated in 744 AD. The
first kingdom to emerge from the Qokturk khanate was the Buddhist Uyghur Empire that flourished in the territory
encompassing most of Central Asia from 740 to 840 AD. After the Uyghur empire disintegrated a branch of the Uyghurs
migrated to oasis settlements in the Tarim Basin and Gansu, such as Gaochang (Khoja) and Hami (Kumul), and set up a
confederation of decentralized Buddhist states called Kara-Khoja. Others, mainly closely related to Uyghurs (Qarluks),
occupying the western Tarim Basin, Ferghana Valley, Jungaria and parts of modern Kazakhstan bordering the Muslim
Turco-Tajik Khwarazm Sultanate, converted to Islam no later than the 10th century and built a federation with Muslim
institutions called Kara-Khanlik, whose princely dynasties are called Karakhanids by most historians. Its capital, Balasagun
flourished as a cultural and economic centre. The Islamized Qarluk princely clan, the Balasaghunlu Ashinalar (or the
Karakhanids) gravitated toward the Persian Islamic cultural zone after their political autonomy and suzerainty over Central
Asia was secured during the 9-10th century. The Mongols' invasion of Central Asia in the 13th century devastated the
territory of Kyrgyzstan, costing its people their independence and their written language. The son of (Genghis) Khan, Juche,
conquered the Kyrgyz tribes of the Yenisey region, who by this time had become disunited. At the same time, the area of
present Kyrgyzstan was an important link in the Silk Road, as attested by several Nestorian gravestones. For the next 200
years, the Kyrgyz remained under the Golden Horde and the Oriot and Jumgar khanates that succeeded that regime.
Freedom was regained in 1510, but Kyrgyz tribes were overrun in the seventeenth century by the Kalmyks, in the mid-
eighteenth century by the Manchus, and in the early nineteenth century by the Uzbeks. In the early 19th century, the southern
territory of the Kyrgyz Republic came under the control of the Khanate of Kokand, but the territory was occupied and
formally annexed by the Russian Empire in 1876. The Russian takeover instigated numerous revolts against tsarist authority,
and many Kyrgyz opted to move into the Pamir Mountains or to Afghanistan. The ruthless suppression of the 1916 rebellion
in Central Asia, triggered by the Russian imposition of the military draft on the Kyrgyz and other Central Asian peoples,
caused many Kyrgyz to flee to China. Soviet power was initially established in the region in 1918, and in 1924, the Kara-
Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast was created within the Russian SFSR. (The term Kara-Kyrgyz was used until the mid-1920s
by the Russians to distinguish them from the Kazakhs, who were also referred to as Kyrgyz.) In 1926, it became the Kirghiz
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. On December 5, 1936, the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) was established
as a full Union Republic of the U.S.S.R. On August 19, 1991, when the State Emergency Committee assumed power in
Moscow, there was an attempt to depose Akayev in Kyrgyzstan. After the coup collapsed the following week, Akayev and
Vice President German Kuznetsov announced their resignations from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),
and the entire politburo and secretariat resigned. This was followed by the Supreme Soviet vote declaring independence
from the U.S.S.R. on August 31, 1991. Kyrgyz was announced as the state language in September 1991. (In December
2001, through a constitutional amendment, the Russian language was given official status.) A new constitution was passed by
the parliament in May 1993. A February 1996 referendum—in violation of the constitution and the law on referendums—
amended the constitution to give President Akayev more power. Although the changes gave the president the power to
dissolve parliament, it also more clearly defined the parliament's powers. Since that time, the parliament has demonstrated
real independence from the executive branch. The most recent elections were parliamentary, held February 27 and March
13, 2005. The OSCE found that while the elections failed to comply with commitments to free and fair elections, there were
improvements over the 2000 elections, notably the use of indelible ink, transparent ballot boxes, and generally good access
by election observers. Sporadic protests against perceived manipulation and fraud during the elections of February 27,
2005, erupted into widespread calls for the government to resign, which started in the southern provinces. On March 24,
15,000 pro-opposition demonstrators called for the resignation of the President and his regime in Bishkek. Protesters seized
the main government building, and Akayev hurriedly fled the country, first to neighboring Kazakhstan and then to Moscow.
Initially refusing to resign and denouncing the events as a coup, he subsequently resigned his office on April 4.
Sources: Wikipedia: History of Kyrgyzstan
| ECONOMIC OVERVIEW |
Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with a dominant agricultural sector. Cotton, tobacco, wool, and meat are the
main agricultural products, although only tobacco and cotton are exported in any quantity. Industrial exports include gold,
mercury, uranium, natural gas, and electricity. Following independence, Kyrgyzstan was progressive in carrying out market
reforms such as an improved regulatory system and land reform. Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. Much of the government's stock in enterprises has
been sold. Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991 but by mid-1995
production began to recover and exports began to increase. The economy is heavily weighted toward gold export and a
drop in output at the main Kumtor gold mine can sparks a decline in GDP. The government made steady strides in
controlling its substantial fiscal deficit, nearly closing the gap between revenues and expenditures in 2006, before boosting
expenditures more than 20% in 2007-08. The government and international financial institutions have been engaged in a
comprehensive medium-term poverty reduction and economic growth strategy. In 2005, Bishkek agreed to pursue much
needed tax reform and in 2006 became eligible for the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) initiative. Progress fighting
corruption, further restructuring of domestic industry, and success in attracting foreign investment are keys to future growth.
GDP grew about 8% annually in 2007-08, partly due to higher gold prices internationally, but GDP fell 1% in 2009,
because of declines in remittances and investment following the global financial crisis and because of lower gold production.
Source: CIA World Factbook (select Kyrgyzstan)
main agricultural products, although only tobacco and cotton are exported in any quantity. Industrial exports include gold,
mercury, uranium, natural gas, and electricity. Following independence, Kyrgyzstan was progressive in carrying out market
reforms such as an improved regulatory system and land reform. Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. Much of the government's stock in enterprises has
been sold. Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991 but by mid-1995
production began to recover and exports began to increase. The economy is heavily weighted toward gold export and a
drop in output at the main Kumtor gold mine can sparks a decline in GDP. The government made steady strides in
controlling its substantial fiscal deficit, nearly closing the gap between revenues and expenditures in 2006, before boosting
expenditures more than 20% in 2007-08. The government and international financial institutions have been engaged in a
comprehensive medium-term poverty reduction and economic growth strategy. In 2005, Bishkek agreed to pursue much
needed tax reform and in 2006 became eligible for the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) initiative. Progress fighting
corruption, further restructuring of domestic industry, and success in attracting foreign investment are keys to future growth.
GDP grew about 8% annually in 2007-08, partly due to higher gold prices internationally, but GDP fell 1% in 2009,
because of declines in remittances and investment following the global financial crisis and because of lower gold production.
Source: CIA World Factbook (select Kyrgyzstan)
| POLITICAL CLIMATE |
In 2005, following disputed results of the 2005 parliamentary elections, Kyrgyzstan was thrown into a state of political
turmoil, with different parties claiming that they were the legitimate government. On 10 July 2005 interim President and
opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev won the presidential election in a landslide victory. (See: Tulip Revolution). In 2006,
Bakiyev faced a political crisis as thousands of people demonstrated in a series of protests in Bishkek. They accused him of
reneging on promised constitutional reforms limiting presidential power and giving more authority to the parliament and
cabinet. They also accused him of failing to eradicate corruption, crime, and poverty. Bakiyev in turn accused the opposition
of plotting a coup against him. Several parliamentarians had been killed during the political unrest. In November 2006, most
of the government resigned. As a means of reforming the government Bakiyev signed the pending new constitution in 16
January 2006 and renominated Kulov as Prime Minister who had likewise resigned.
The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The prime minister is nominated by the president and
confirmed by the parliament. The Cabinet of Ministers is appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime
minister. All were deposed in a coup on 07 April 2010.
Source: Politics of Kyrgyzstan
turmoil, with different parties claiming that they were the legitimate government. On 10 July 2005 interim President and
opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev won the presidential election in a landslide victory. (See: Tulip Revolution). In 2006,
Bakiyev faced a political crisis as thousands of people demonstrated in a series of protests in Bishkek. They accused him of
reneging on promised constitutional reforms limiting presidential power and giving more authority to the parliament and
cabinet. They also accused him of failing to eradicate corruption, crime, and poverty. Bakiyev in turn accused the opposition
of plotting a coup against him. Several parliamentarians had been killed during the political unrest. In November 2006, most
of the government resigned. As a means of reforming the government Bakiyev signed the pending new constitution in 16
January 2006 and renominated Kulov as Prime Minister who had likewise resigned.
The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The prime minister is nominated by the president and
confirmed by the parliament. The Cabinet of Ministers is appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime
minister. All were deposed in a coup on 07 April 2010.
Source: Politics of Kyrgyzstan
| INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES |
Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan; disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of
delimitation with Tajikistan; delimitation of 130 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes around
enclaves and other areas
delimitation with Tajikistan; delimitation of 130 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes around
enclaves and other areas
| REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) |
None reported.
| ILLICIT DRUGS |
Limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit
point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates
point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates
| HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENTS, ANALYSIS AND CRITIQUES |
2009 Human Rights Report: Kyrgyz Republic
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
March 11, 2010
The Kyrgyz Republic's 2007 constitution defines the country as a sovereign, unitary, democratic state based on the rule of law. The
country, with a population of approximately 5.4 million, has an elected president, an appointed prime minister and cabinet, and an
elected Supreme Council (parliament). According to independent election observers, the July 23 presidential election failed to meet
many of the country's international commitments and was marred by significant obstacles for opposition parties, intimidation,
voting irregularities, and the use of government resources to benefit specific political interests. Three parties are represented in
parliament, with the pro-presidential Ak Jol party holding 71 of 90 seats. Civilian authorities generally maintained effective control
over the security forces, although there were isolated cases of serious human rights abuses.
The following human rights problems were reported:
Unlike in previous years, there were no reports that the government forcibly returned Uzbek refugees or asylum seekers to
Uzbekistan.
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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
March 11, 2010
The Kyrgyz Republic's 2007 constitution defines the country as a sovereign, unitary, democratic state based on the rule of law. The
country, with a population of approximately 5.4 million, has an elected president, an appointed prime minister and cabinet, and an
elected Supreme Council (parliament). According to independent election observers, the July 23 presidential election failed to meet
many of the country's international commitments and was marred by significant obstacles for opposition parties, intimidation,
voting irregularities, and the use of government resources to benefit specific political interests. Three parties are represented in
parliament, with the pro-presidential Ak Jol party holding 71 of 90 seats. Civilian authorities generally maintained effective control
over the security forces, although there were isolated cases of serious human rights abuses.
The following human rights problems were reported:
- restrictions on citizens' right to change their government;
- arbitrary killing, torture, and abuse by law enforcement officials;
- impunity;
- poor prison conditions;
- arbitrary arrest and detention;
- lack of judicial independence;
- pressure on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and opposition leaders, including government harassment;
- pressure on independent media;
- government detention of assembly organizers;
- authorities' failure to protect refugees adequately;
- pervasive corruption;
- discrimination against women, persons with disabilities, ethnic and religious minorities, and other persons based on sexual
orientation or gender identity; - child abuse;
- trafficking in persons;
- child labor.
Unlike in previous years, there were no reports that the government forcibly returned Uzbek refugees or asylum seekers to
Uzbekistan.
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14 November 2008
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Forty-second session
20 October-7 November 2008
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Kyrgyzstan
A. Introduction
2. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for its third periodic report. The Committee notes that the report
generally follows the Committee’s guidelines for the preparation of periodic reports and makes reference to the Committee’s
previous concluding observations, although it notes that it provides incomplete statistical data disaggregated by sex. The Committee
welcomes the information according to which, following its examination of the second periodic report of Kyrgyzstan, the State
party’s Government adopted, in 2004, a global matrix of activities for implementing the Committee’s final comments, and invites
the State party to do so with regard to the present concluding observations. The Committee regrets, however, the lack of detailed
and comprehensive information as to the outcome, in practice, and to the obstacles faced, in the implementation of a number of
activities listed in the report.
Positive aspects
5. The Committee commends the State party for its commitment to implement the Convention and on the range of initiatives aimed
at eliminating discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, including through the enactment of the Law on State
Guarantees for Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities.
6. The Committee welcomes the changes in the electoral legislation and the introduction of temporary quotas guaranteeing that not
more than 70 per cent of the electoral lists of candidates for Members of Parliament shall be composed of individuals of one sex. It
notes with satisfaction that women’s representation in the current Parliament exceeds one quarter.
Principal areas of concern and recommendations
7. While recalling the State party’s obligation systematically and continuously to implement all the provisions of the Convention, the
Committee views the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations as requiring the State party’s
priority attention between now and the submission of the next periodic report. Consequently, the Committee calls upon the State
party to focus on those areas in its implementation activities and to report on action taken and results achieved and main obstacles
encountered in its next periodic report. It calls upon the State party to submit the present concluding comments to all relevant
ministries and to Parliament so as to ensure their full implementation.
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Forty-second session
20 October-7 November 2008
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Kyrgyzstan
A. Introduction
2. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for its third periodic report. The Committee notes that the report
generally follows the Committee’s guidelines for the preparation of periodic reports and makes reference to the Committee’s
previous concluding observations, although it notes that it provides incomplete statistical data disaggregated by sex. The Committee
welcomes the information according to which, following its examination of the second periodic report of Kyrgyzstan, the State
party’s Government adopted, in 2004, a global matrix of activities for implementing the Committee’s final comments, and invites
the State party to do so with regard to the present concluding observations. The Committee regrets, however, the lack of detailed
and comprehensive information as to the outcome, in practice, and to the obstacles faced, in the implementation of a number of
activities listed in the report.
Positive aspects
5. The Committee commends the State party for its commitment to implement the Convention and on the range of initiatives aimed
at eliminating discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, including through the enactment of the Law on State
Guarantees for Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities.
6. The Committee welcomes the changes in the electoral legislation and the introduction of temporary quotas guaranteeing that not
more than 70 per cent of the electoral lists of candidates for Members of Parliament shall be composed of individuals of one sex. It
notes with satisfaction that women’s representation in the current Parliament exceeds one quarter.
Principal areas of concern and recommendations
7. While recalling the State party’s obligation systematically and continuously to implement all the provisions of the Convention, the
Committee views the concerns and recommendations identified in the present concluding observations as requiring the State party’s
priority attention between now and the submission of the next periodic report. Consequently, the Committee calls upon the State
party to focus on those areas in its implementation activities and to report on action taken and results achieved and main obstacles
encountered in its next periodic report. It calls upon the State party to submit the present concluding comments to all relevant
ministries and to Parliament so as to ensure their full implementation.
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FREEDOM IN THE WORLD- 2010
Political Rights Score: 6
Civil Liberties Score: 5
Status: Not Free
Status Change Explanation
Kyrgyzstan’s political rights rating declined from 5 to 6, its civil liberties rating from 4 to 5, and its status from Partly
Free to Not Free due to a flawed presidential election, the concentration of power in the executive branch, and new legal
restrictions on freedom of religion.
Overview
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev secured a new term in a flawed presidential election in July, retaining power amid a continuing
deterioration of basic freedoms and a disturbing string of violent incidents targeting journalists and politicians. A new law restricted
freedom of religion during the year, and former officials faced what appeared to be politically motivated criminal prosecutions.
The president consolidated his power in 2008, sidelining the country’s remaining well-known opposition figures. Kulov’s departure
from politics in May, when Bakiyev appointed him as head of an energy development project, reflected the broader disappearance
of a viable political opposition.
In March 2009, Medet Sadyrkulov, Bakiyev’s former chief of staff, was found dead in a burned-out car near Bishkek. Opposition
representatives charged that Sadyrkulov, who had left the government earlier in the year, was assassinated because he was planning
to join the opposition. His relatives asked for an additional investigation in May after initial inquiries failed to clarify the
circumstances of his death.
Bakiyev won another five-year term in the July presidential election, taking 75 percent of the vote. OSCE observers concluded that
the poll failed to meet international standards, citing evidence of fraud, intimidation of opposition supporters, and the misuse of
administrative resources, among other problems.
Kyrgyzstan continued to balance strategic and economic relations with Russia and the United States in 2009. In February, after
receiving $2 billion in loan guarantees from Russia, the Kyrgyz government threatened to evict the U.S. military from a base at
Manas airport. It then agreed in June to let U.S. forces remain in exchange for significantly higher rent payments.
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Political Rights Score: 6
Civil Liberties Score: 5
Status: Not Free
Status Change Explanation
Kyrgyzstan’s political rights rating declined from 5 to 6, its civil liberties rating from 4 to 5, and its status from Partly
Free to Not Free due to a flawed presidential election, the concentration of power in the executive branch, and new legal
restrictions on freedom of religion.
Overview
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev secured a new term in a flawed presidential election in July, retaining power amid a continuing
deterioration of basic freedoms and a disturbing string of violent incidents targeting journalists and politicians. A new law restricted
freedom of religion during the year, and former officials faced what appeared to be politically motivated criminal prosecutions.
The president consolidated his power in 2008, sidelining the country’s remaining well-known opposition figures. Kulov’s departure
from politics in May, when Bakiyev appointed him as head of an energy development project, reflected the broader disappearance
of a viable political opposition.
In March 2009, Medet Sadyrkulov, Bakiyev’s former chief of staff, was found dead in a burned-out car near Bishkek. Opposition
representatives charged that Sadyrkulov, who had left the government earlier in the year, was assassinated because he was planning
to join the opposition. His relatives asked for an additional investigation in May after initial inquiries failed to clarify the
circumstances of his death.
Bakiyev won another five-year term in the July presidential election, taking 75 percent of the vote. OSCE observers concluded that
the poll failed to meet international standards, citing evidence of fraud, intimidation of opposition supporters, and the misuse of
administrative resources, among other problems.
Kyrgyzstan continued to balance strategic and economic relations with Russia and the United States in 2009. In February, after
receiving $2 billion in loan guarantees from Russia, the Kyrgyz government threatened to evict the U.S. military from a base at
Manas airport. It then agreed in June to let U.S. forces remain in exchange for significantly higher rent payments.
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Kyrgyz government must protect its population
14 June 2010
Amnesty International has urged the Kyrgyzstani interim government and local authorities to ensure adequate protection for all
Kyrgyzstani citizens, in particular those of Uzbek origin who have been targeted during the violence in the southern part of the
country.
The appeal was issued as violence escalated in the southern city of Osh and the surrounding area.
“The Kyrgyzstani law enforcement is failing to effectively provide human security to its population, in particular to the Uzbek
community,” said Maisy Weicherding, Amnesty International’s expert on Central Asia.
“Immediate action is needed to prevent a further deterioration of the situation. The security forces, in their attempts to restore law
and order in the city of Osh and the surrounding areas, must respect fundamental human rights.”
The clashes in Osh and the surrounding area have had a considerable impact on the Uzbek community. Thousands of people,
mainly women, children and elderly people, have fled the city out of fear of more attacks. Between 2,000 and 6,000 were reported
to have made their way to the nearby border with neighbouring Uzbekistan to cross into safety. Amnesty International fears that
more people will be displaced, as the situation escalates.
Eyewitnesses have reported that groups of armed civilians, mostly young men claiming to be Kyrgyz, were roaming the streets of
Osh, targeting districts of the city inhabited mainly by Uzbeks shooting at civilians, setting shops and houses on fire and looting
private property. While official figures for the past two days of violence speak about more than 60 people killed, unconfirmed
reports given to the independent Ferghana.ru news agency by local district council representatives in Osh said that at least 500
Uzbek civilians had been killed by midday on 12 June and over 2,000 had been injured, many seriously.
Local law enforcement sources in Osh reportedly told journalists that they were unable to control the situation and protect the
civilian population. In some instances armed men were said to have overwhelmed security forces and hijacked armoured vehicles.
Some district council representatives also reported snipers firing at civilians.
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14 June 2010
Amnesty International has urged the Kyrgyzstani interim government and local authorities to ensure adequate protection for all
Kyrgyzstani citizens, in particular those of Uzbek origin who have been targeted during the violence in the southern part of the
country.
The appeal was issued as violence escalated in the southern city of Osh and the surrounding area.
“The Kyrgyzstani law enforcement is failing to effectively provide human security to its population, in particular to the Uzbek
community,” said Maisy Weicherding, Amnesty International’s expert on Central Asia.
“Immediate action is needed to prevent a further deterioration of the situation. The security forces, in their attempts to restore law
and order in the city of Osh and the surrounding areas, must respect fundamental human rights.”
The clashes in Osh and the surrounding area have had a considerable impact on the Uzbek community. Thousands of people,
mainly women, children and elderly people, have fled the city out of fear of more attacks. Between 2,000 and 6,000 were reported
to have made their way to the nearby border with neighbouring Uzbekistan to cross into safety. Amnesty International fears that
more people will be displaced, as the situation escalates.
Eyewitnesses have reported that groups of armed civilians, mostly young men claiming to be Kyrgyz, were roaming the streets of
Osh, targeting districts of the city inhabited mainly by Uzbeks shooting at civilians, setting shops and houses on fire and looting
private property. While official figures for the past two days of violence speak about more than 60 people killed, unconfirmed
reports given to the independent Ferghana.ru news agency by local district council representatives in Osh said that at least 500
Uzbek civilians had been killed by midday on 12 June and over 2,000 had been injured, many seriously.
Local law enforcement sources in Osh reportedly told journalists that they were unable to control the situation and protect the
civilian population. In some instances armed men were said to have overwhelmed security forces and hijacked armoured vehicles.
Some district council representatives also reported snipers firing at civilians.
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Kyrgyzstan: Decisive Action Needed to Rein in Violence
Urgent Need for Humanitarian Measures as Attacks Continue
June 13, 2010
(Osh) - The government of Kyrgyzstan should take immediate measures to ensure safety for people attempting to flee unchecked
violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch reiterated its call for a UN-mandated
force to assist the Kyrgyz government in providing protection and stopping ethnic violence engulfing Osh and spreading to other
cities in southern Kyrgyzstan.
"People are desperate to escape the violence but without international assistance there's no way out, and every minute of delay is
costing lives," said Andrea Berg, Central Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch, who left Osh on June 13, 2010. "The Kyrgyz
authorities need to set up effective measures to protect people and negotiate safe access for those who want to flee."
Arson and other attacks continued on June 13, with residents reporting that a school and homes were on fire. A man in one ethnic
Uzbek neighborhood in the center of Osh described to Human Rights Watch how gangs would drive through the neighborhood, set
houses on fire, and shoot at people trying to flee. The gangs would leave when the military arrived, but then return as soon as the
military left the neighborhood.
Eyewitnesses in Cherеmyshki, a neighborhood just west of the city center, told Human Rights Watch that gangs torched Uzbek
houses and shot at people who attempted to flee. Gangs surrounded the neighborhood, preventing many from escaping.
A Human Rights Watch researcher saw burned out neighborhoods, burned cars, and barricaded neighborhoods, with some lone
buildings and cars - marked KG, presumably for "Kyrgyz" - untouched.
The government of Kyrgyzstan sent security forces to Osh on June 12 and granted them shoot-to-kill authority, which Human
Rights Watch said would inevitably lead to violations of the right to life. A man from Cheremyshki told Human Rights Watch that
uniformed personnel and others clearly identified as official forces were also involved in the shooting in the neighborhood, although
it is unclear if the Uzbeks were armed or presented any threat.
Meanwhile, ethnic violence worsened in Jalal-Abad, 50 miles from Osh, with Akipress, a Kyrgyz wire service, reporting gunfights
and torching of homes, and that ethnic Uzbeks had fled.
The humanitarian situation in Osh and at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border has grown increasingly desperate. A Human Rights Watch staff
member in Osh received a flood of telephone calls from desperate people begging for assistance with evacuation, food, and medical
aid. Several callers told Human Rights Watch that vulnerable groups including children and pregnant women are in especially urgent
need for food and medical assistance. Humanitarian aid groups present in the city when the attacks began have not been able to
provide assistance due to the dangerous security situation.
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Urgent Need for Humanitarian Measures as Attacks Continue
June 13, 2010
(Osh) - The government of Kyrgyzstan should take immediate measures to ensure safety for people attempting to flee unchecked
violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch reiterated its call for a UN-mandated
force to assist the Kyrgyz government in providing protection and stopping ethnic violence engulfing Osh and spreading to other
cities in southern Kyrgyzstan.
"People are desperate to escape the violence but without international assistance there's no way out, and every minute of delay is
costing lives," said Andrea Berg, Central Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch, who left Osh on June 13, 2010. "The Kyrgyz
authorities need to set up effective measures to protect people and negotiate safe access for those who want to flee."
Arson and other attacks continued on June 13, with residents reporting that a school and homes were on fire. A man in one ethnic
Uzbek neighborhood in the center of Osh described to Human Rights Watch how gangs would drive through the neighborhood, set
houses on fire, and shoot at people trying to flee. The gangs would leave when the military arrived, but then return as soon as the
military left the neighborhood.
Eyewitnesses in Cherеmyshki, a neighborhood just west of the city center, told Human Rights Watch that gangs torched Uzbek
houses and shot at people who attempted to flee. Gangs surrounded the neighborhood, preventing many from escaping.
A Human Rights Watch researcher saw burned out neighborhoods, burned cars, and barricaded neighborhoods, with some lone
buildings and cars - marked KG, presumably for "Kyrgyz" - untouched.
The government of Kyrgyzstan sent security forces to Osh on June 12 and granted them shoot-to-kill authority, which Human
Rights Watch said would inevitably lead to violations of the right to life. A man from Cheremyshki told Human Rights Watch that
uniformed personnel and others clearly identified as official forces were also involved in the shooting in the neighborhood, although
it is unclear if the Uzbeks were armed or presented any threat.
Meanwhile, ethnic violence worsened in Jalal-Abad, 50 miles from Osh, with Akipress, a Kyrgyz wire service, reporting gunfights
and torching of homes, and that ethnic Uzbeks had fled.
The humanitarian situation in Osh and at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border has grown increasingly desperate. A Human Rights Watch staff
member in Osh received a flood of telephone calls from desperate people begging for assistance with evacuation, food, and medical
aid. Several callers told Human Rights Watch that vulnerable groups including children and pregnant women are in especially urgent
need for food and medical assistance. Humanitarian aid groups present in the city when the attacks began have not been able to
provide assistance due to the dangerous security situation.
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Roza Otunbaeva’s address to nation of Kyrgyzstan
Written by Kyrgyz blogger on Sunday, 9 May 2010
On May 7, a month after the tragic events of April 7, the head of the Provisional Government (PG) Roza Otunbayeva addressed the
nation of Kyrgyzstan through television.
Roza Otunbaeva started her statement mentioning the bloody April events, which took away lives of 86 people and overthrew the
tyranny in Kyrgyzstan. Roza Otunbaeva called it “our common victory, which was achieved due to the great courage, but at great
sacrifice.”
Roza Otunbayeva also mentioned the new draft of constitution, which will be put to a vote in a national referendum scheduled for
June 27, 2010. According to Otunbayeva, a new design of government, which will be put in new draft of constitution, increases
the role of people’s power, as it eliminates the possibility of a sole dictator. President, Otunbaeva says, will be a guarantee of
constitution, and “play a role of a referee in case of possible disagreements between the parliament and government, and courts.”
Finally, according to Roza Otunbaeva, the National TV and Radio Company, which was used by both ousted presidents Akaev and
Bakiev to propagate their ideas and blackmail political opponents, is now being reformed into Public broadcasting company.
Otunbaeva believes that government will never befool the nation via TV.
It was nice to hear a self-criticism from the chairman of PG. In her statement, Roza Otunbayeva admitted that not all decisions of
PG are thoroughly made, and not all staff appointments meet the aspirations of the people, and that there are disagreements
between members of PG, as they represent different political parties. However, according to Otunbayeva, they share “a common
goal - building a state where cornerstone values will be freedom and personal dignity of every citizen.”
Roza Otunbaeva promised to pass the full authority to the new government, as soon as the new democratic government institutions
will be formed after the elections.
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Written by Kyrgyz blogger on Sunday, 9 May 2010
On May 7, a month after the tragic events of April 7, the head of the Provisional Government (PG) Roza Otunbayeva addressed the
nation of Kyrgyzstan through television.
Roza Otunbaeva started her statement mentioning the bloody April events, which took away lives of 86 people and overthrew the
tyranny in Kyrgyzstan. Roza Otunbaeva called it “our common victory, which was achieved due to the great courage, but at great
sacrifice.”
Roza Otunbayeva also mentioned the new draft of constitution, which will be put to a vote in a national referendum scheduled for
June 27, 2010. According to Otunbayeva, a new design of government, which will be put in new draft of constitution, increases
the role of people’s power, as it eliminates the possibility of a sole dictator. President, Otunbaeva says, will be a guarantee of
constitution, and “play a role of a referee in case of possible disagreements between the parliament and government, and courts.”
Finally, according to Roza Otunbaeva, the National TV and Radio Company, which was used by both ousted presidents Akaev and
Bakiev to propagate their ideas and blackmail political opponents, is now being reformed into Public broadcasting company.
Otunbaeva believes that government will never befool the nation via TV.
It was nice to hear a self-criticism from the chairman of PG. In her statement, Roza Otunbayeva admitted that not all decisions of
PG are thoroughly made, and not all staff appointments meet the aspirations of the people, and that there are disagreements
between members of PG, as they represent different political parties. However, according to Otunbayeva, they share “a common
goal - building a state where cornerstone values will be freedom and personal dignity of every citizen.”
Roza Otunbaeva promised to pass the full authority to the new government, as soon as the new democratic government institutions
will be formed after the elections.
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Civil society is shocked of Uzbekistan by the willingness of Kyrgyzstan to extradite refugees to countries where they may
face torture
A News from KCHR 26.05.10 | Posted by (a) CA-NEWS (UZ)
Statement by Deputy Chairman of the Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan Omurbek Tekebayev that the exception to the
Constitution, the rules prohibiting the extradition of foreign nationals seeking asylum, is to avoid complications in international
relations, shocked civil society in Uzbekistan.
Tekebayev, in particular, noted that Kyrgyzstan could complicate international relations, securing the rule on non-extradition of
nationals of other countries' state, only because in the requested country, its citizens documented cases of torture.
"This is a youthful, noble aspiration. But in all our neighboring countries, people are exposed, especially on politically motivated
persecution and torture. In many of our neighboring countries there is a death penalty, and soon they do not intend to cancel it. Our
small country is now unable to bear such a lofty burden. This is a political decision of the Provisional Government. We are ready to
answer for our decision before our people "- said O. Tekebayev.
According to representatives of civil society in Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz authorities’ position is unacceptable and contrary to
accepted international standards, according to which people seeking asylum should be granted individual immunity, and cannot be
sent back to their country if there is a threat to their health and life.
According to well-known Uzbek political analyst and former diplomat and a senior member of Soviet Foreign Ministry and Foreign
Ministry of Uzbekistan Tashpulat Yuldashev, now living in the United States, excluding from the draft Constitution proposed by the
defenders of the rule of non-extradition of foreigners to the States, the Provisional Government, in effect, creates its own long-term
problem.
"First, it violates the agreement ratified by Kyrgyzstan in the framework of the UN and the OSCE. Secondly, contrary to the general
content of the proposed draft of the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan to build a democratic state in the country and the observance of
democratic norms. Third, depriving dissidents from neighboring states a chance to defend their civil rights in Kyrgyzstan from
political repression in their own country, the Provisional Government, not wishing it, will oppose the democratic forces in the
country and Central Asia ", - the analyst Tashpulat Yuldashev believes.
President of the Association for “Human Rights in Central Asia” Nadejda Ataeva also expressed deep disappointment in statements
the representatives of the Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan. In her view, the words of O. Tekebayev suggest that the
government in order to avoid complication of relations with neighboring governments, prepared to breach the UN Convention
against Torture, Article 3 which reads: "No State Party shall expel, return or extradite a person to another State where there are
substantial grounds for believing that he would be subjected to torture. "
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face torture
A News from KCHR 26.05.10 | Posted by (a) CA-NEWS (UZ)
Statement by Deputy Chairman of the Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan Omurbek Tekebayev that the exception to the
Constitution, the rules prohibiting the extradition of foreign nationals seeking asylum, is to avoid complications in international
relations, shocked civil society in Uzbekistan.
Tekebayev, in particular, noted that Kyrgyzstan could complicate international relations, securing the rule on non-extradition of
nationals of other countries' state, only because in the requested country, its citizens documented cases of torture.
"This is a youthful, noble aspiration. But in all our neighboring countries, people are exposed, especially on politically motivated
persecution and torture. In many of our neighboring countries there is a death penalty, and soon they do not intend to cancel it. Our
small country is now unable to bear such a lofty burden. This is a political decision of the Provisional Government. We are ready to
answer for our decision before our people "- said O. Tekebayev.
According to representatives of civil society in Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz authorities’ position is unacceptable and contrary to
accepted international standards, according to which people seeking asylum should be granted individual immunity, and cannot be
sent back to their country if there is a threat to their health and life.
According to well-known Uzbek political analyst and former diplomat and a senior member of Soviet Foreign Ministry and Foreign
Ministry of Uzbekistan Tashpulat Yuldashev, now living in the United States, excluding from the draft Constitution proposed by the
defenders of the rule of non-extradition of foreigners to the States, the Provisional Government, in effect, creates its own long-term
problem.
"First, it violates the agreement ratified by Kyrgyzstan in the framework of the UN and the OSCE. Secondly, contrary to the general
content of the proposed draft of the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan to build a democratic state in the country and the observance of
democratic norms. Third, depriving dissidents from neighboring states a chance to defend their civil rights in Kyrgyzstan from
political repression in their own country, the Provisional Government, not wishing it, will oppose the democratic forces in the
country and Central Asia ", - the analyst Tashpulat Yuldashev believes.
President of the Association for “Human Rights in Central Asia” Nadejda Ataeva also expressed deep disappointment in statements
the representatives of the Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan. In her view, the words of O. Tekebayev suggest that the
government in order to avoid complication of relations with neighboring governments, prepared to breach the UN Convention
against Torture, Article 3 which reads: "No State Party shall expel, return or extradite a person to another State where there are
substantial grounds for believing that he would be subjected to torture. "
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T. ACUÑA ASK R. Otunbayeva Note 3 Questions
Monday, 14 June 2010
For reconciliation of the conflicting parties, he sent a staff representative of the Ombudsman, along with defenders and
representatives of Uzbek nationality to the place where the fire is.
In addition, he is 14-30 on the telephone talks with President of the transition Roza Otunbayeva. During the conversation he asked
R. Otunbayeva draw attention to the 3 questions.
First, Tursunbek Akun asked to provide refugee shelter and food, as well as essentials.
Second - to pay attention to information policy, as in the pages of some of the media, sensationalism, teaches people of one nation
as victims, and representatives of other nations - the aggressors. Unfortunately, it must be noted that some members of the media
can not yet objectively come to events and impartially and neutrally. The victims are on both sides. There is some evidence of
severe physical violence deaths. This was the work of provocateurs. Biased coverage can actually lead to further aggravation of the
situation, says T. Akun.
Thirdly, the Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan emphasized the uselessness introduction to our country the armed forces from outside.
That is the conclusion he came after a meeting with representatives of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek nations.
According to the Ombudsman, during a visit to hospitals, they have repeatedly seen that in one chamber are representatives of the
two fraternal peoples. Therefore, only the neutral position of the leadership of the country can contribute to a positive resolution of
the situation.
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T. ACUÑA ASK R. Otunbayeva Note 3 Questions
Monday, 14 June 2010
For reconciliation of the conflicting parties, he sent a staff representative of the Ombudsman, along with defenders and
representatives of Uzbek nationality to the place where the fire is.
In addition, he is 14-30 on the telephone talks with President of the transition Roza Otunbayeva. During the conversation he asked
R. Otunbayeva draw attention to the 3 questions.
First, Tursunbek Akun asked to provide refugee shelter and food, as well as essentials.
Second - to pay attention to information policy, as in the pages of some of the media, sensationalism, teaches people of one nation
as victims, and representatives of other nations - the aggressors. Unfortunately, it must be noted that some members of the media
can not yet objectively come to events and impartially and neutrally. The victims are on both sides. There is some evidence of
severe physical violence deaths. This was the work of provocateurs. Biased coverage can actually lead to further aggravation of the
situation, says T. Akun.
Thirdly, the Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan emphasized the uselessness introduction to our country the armed forces from outside.
That is the conclusion he came after a meeting with representatives of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek nations.
According to the Ombudsman, during a visit to hospitals, they have repeatedly seen that in one chamber are representatives of the
two fraternal peoples. Therefore, only the neutral position of the leadership of the country can contribute to a positive resolution of
the situation.
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Omurmbek Tekebayev
Interim Vice Premier since 08 April 2010
Interim Vice Premier since 08 April 2010
Temir Sariyev
Interim Vice Premier since 08 April 2010
Interim Vice Premier since 08 April 2010
