The UN member States were informed about the decision of the President of Kazakhstan on measures to protect human rights

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On June 10, 2021, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan took part in the discussion of the annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Delovoy Kazakhstan reports.

In the course of his statement, the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan informed High Commissioner M. Bachelet and the delegations of other countries about the Decree signed on June 9, 2021, by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On further measures of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of human rights».

The Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan informed that according to the Presidential Decree, the Government will report annually on the implementation of the plan of priority measures in the field of human rights, which provides for such areas of work as improving the mechanisms of interaction with the UN treaty bodies and special procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, eliminating discrimination against women, the right to freedom of association, the right to freedom of expression, and improving the effectiveness of interaction with non-governmental organizations.

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The Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan also noted that in the report of  High Commissioner M. Bachelet mentioned the positive changes in Kazakhstan's human rights legislation and informed the participants of the meeting that despite the difficulties associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, economic and political reforms were implemented in Kazakhstan in 2020 to promote and respect human rights. One of the essential steps is the adoption of a conceptually new law on peaceful assemblies, which provides for a notification procedure, the definition of special zones, and simplification of the regulation of peaceful assemblies.

In conclusion, the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan assured OHCHR of Kazakhstan's commitment to the implementation of the human rights priority action plan.

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