Setback for Penal Reform in Kazakstan
Rights activists warn conditions will worsen as control of prisons reverts to interior ministry.
Rights activists warn conditions will worsen as control of prisons reverts to interior ministry.
Mutallibov allowed back to attend son’s funeral, but president’s unilateral granting of immunity raises eyebrows.
Campaigners say officials use controversial legislation to secure dubious convictions.
Some say the government could have brought in far more effective judicial reforms.
Thousands of detainees said to be denied timely hearing due to ineffective legal and judicial system.
Juvenile rights advocate calls for joined-up reforms to reduce number of youth offenders given custodial sentences.
Year-long detention without charge of six displaced Darfuris leads to demands for scrapping of region’s emergency laws.
Laws on immunity should have been changed, but progress has been disappointing.
Kampala softens anti-gay bill under international pressure, but the stigma for homosexuals remains.