OSCE Programme Office supports publication of Kazakhstan Ombudsman’s report

The public presentation of the Report on the Activities of Kazakhstan’s Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) in 2017 took place with OSCE support on 22 May 2018 in Astana.

Some 80 parliamentarians, government officials, legal scholars, representatives of non-governmental organizations and media discussed the activities of the Ombudsman institution, which serves to protect the rights of different groups of the population, including children, people with disabilities, prisoners and other socially vulnerable groups.

The report contains a comprehensive summary of the main areas of activity of the Ombudsman in 2017, including statistics and analysis of complaints handled, recommendations to government bodies, as well as interaction with civil society, international organizations and foreign human rights institutions.

The translation and publication of the report into English, Kazakh and Russian was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana.

The presentation was organized by the Ombudsman’s Office in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Regional Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is part of the Programme Office’s long-standing activities to support national human rights institutions and promote human rights awareness in the host country.