OSCE Centre supports meeting of Human Dimension Working Group in Kazakhstan
An OSCE-supported meeting of the working group of the Consultative and Advisory Body on the Human Dimension under Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry took place on 12 November 2014 in Astana.
Thirty state officials, human rights activists as well as representatives of non-governmental and international organisations discussed the action plan and the ongoing co-ordination of the roadmaps on the implementation of various recommendations, which were developed during previous sessions of the Consultative and Advisory Body initiated by the Foreign Ministry in 2013.
They continued dialogue on the promotion of specific recommendations in the field of international human rights commitments and relevant law-enforcement practices, including the development of democracy, rule of law, fundamental human rights, and freedoms and public participation in the legislative process. A set of proposals aimed at further institutionalizing dialogue between government and civil society along with a co-ordinated policy on human rights were also presented during the event.
The event was co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana in partnership with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law as part of the Centre’s long-standing efforts to assist the host country in strengthening human rights, fundamental freedoms and rule of law.