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INTERDEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONAL MEETING ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE

On February 14, 2023, an interdepartmental operational meeting on the prevention of torture was held at the Prosecutor's Office of Shymkent, chaired by the prosecutor of Shymkent Mukanov G.K. The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Shymkent City Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office, the Commissioner for Human Rights of Shymkent City and representatives of civil society.

COORDINATION MEETING UNDER THE PROJECT "IMPROVEMENT OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE SKILLS"

On February 13, 2023, another coordination meeting was held at the office of NGO "Sana Sezim" under the project "Improving Russian language skills among vulnerable groups of children to integrate and improve learning outcomes, especially children in migration processes and children who have returned from conflict zones".

During the event they discussed the issues of extending the program, sharing experiences with teachers and increasing the number of children participating in the program.

 

INTERNATIONAL FORUM "PARTNERSHIP AS A TOOL TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"

On February 8, 2023 an international forum "Partnership as a Tool to Prevent Domestic Violence" was held in the city of Astana, organized by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Kazakhstan. The forum was attended by representatives of state agencies, academic groups, non-governmental organizations and international organizations working on the issue of domestic violence.
During the event, the situation with domestic violence in Kazakhstan, advanced approaches and foreign experience in combating domestic violence were discussed. On the example of Germany, the experience of working with the aggressor in combating domestic violence and work to prevent domestic violence was highlighted.

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PUBLIC COUNCIL ON THE ACTIVITIES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES WAS HELD

On February 8, 2023 in Astana the first meeting of the Public Council over the activities of internal affairs bodies with the Minister of Internal Affairs, Colonel-General of Police Marat Akhmetzhanov was held.
At the meeting the Minister told about the results of work of law-enforcement bodies for 2022. Such data about crime situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022 were announced:
- about 151 thousand criminal offenses were registered;
- the number of murders (-15%), robberies (-21%), rapes (-28%), cattle thefts (-21%) decreased;
- 2,440 drug crimes were detected;
- 24 leaders, 17 influential persons and 114 members of an organized criminal group were brought to justice.

INTERNATIONAL ROUND TABLE "USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA"

On February 1, 2023 with the support of the Law Enforcement Academy under the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, an international round table on "Using Digital Technology to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Central Asia" took place. The event was attended by law enforcement officials and NGOs working in the area of trafficking in persons from Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, the Russian Federation, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Moldova.

AWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITIES AT THE "ZHIBEK ZHOLY" BORDER CHECKPOINT

Within the framework of the project "Support for Tajik Migrants in Kazakhstan" funded by USAID and implemented by Winrock International, employees of NGO "Sana Sezim" together with employees of the police station of DP Turkestan region, Saryagash district, Zhibek Zholy village conducted an outreach work at the checkpoint "Zhibek Zholy" on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border.

In the course of the campaign booklets were distributed with information about the situation of Tajik migrants and organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan helping them.

PRESENTATION OF A PRACTICAL GUIDE ON IDENTIFYING, ASSISTING AND REDIRECTING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

On January 26, 2023, in the framework of the USAID “Safe Migration in Central Asia” project implemented by Winrock International, in partnership with the Law Enforcement Academy under the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an official presentation of the Practical Guidebook on Identification, Assistance and Referral of Human Trafficking Victims was organized.

ROUND TABLE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NGOS

On 21 January 2023 in Shymkent with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) the International Organization for Migration organized a roundtable on "Problems of protecting the rights and freedoms of migrant workers. The registration of migrants by law enforcement and special agencies."

FIRST PLENARY SESSION OF THE MAJILIS IN 2023 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MIGRANT

On January 5, 2023, the meeting of Majilis of the Parliament of the RK began with a minute of silence in memory of those who died during the January events a year ago. More detailed information about the January events, which worried the population, was announced during the plenary session. Deputies, ministers, General Prosecutor, representatives of civil society and businessmen spoke during the event about the January events, victims of the events and changes in Kazakhstan during the last year.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY

Every year on December 18, in honor of the International Migrants Day, representatives of NGO "Sana Sezim" organize various events. In 2022 events dedicated to this date were held in Shymkent and Turkistan oblast from December 14 to 19. The last of the events dedicated to the International Migrants' Day was an information campaign in crowded places of population and guests of Shymkent city. Despite the fact that the series of events dedicated to December 18 has already ended, representatives of NGO "Sana Sezim" will continue their work on protecting the rights of migrants and combating the stigmatization of migrants in society.