On August 17-18, 2019, in Shymkent, within the framework of the project “Together against human trafficking through capacity building of CSOs!”, implemented by the NGO Sana Sezim and funded by the US Department of State, a two-day training was held on the safety and protection of human rights defenders. The training brought together the lawyers of the NGO partners for the project from 11 regions of Kazakhstan, which addressed issues related to the concept of "human rights defender", legislation on the protection of human rights defenders at the national, regional and international levels.

The impact of the lack of protection on human rights defenders was discussed, and tools were provided for assessing it at three levels, including the activities of a non-profit organization. The participants obtained skills in risk analysis, an understanding of the various approaches to the system of measures to prevent threats was formed.