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President Tokayev exhorts new parliament to take on new political reforms in Kazakhstan 2021-01-31 Lucas Baltis President of Kazakhstan, Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has on January 15, 2021, presented to the newly elected members of parliament (Mazhilis) a third package of political reforms largely initiated by him. The new initiatives of the President aim to foster a further institutional development of the political system of Kazakhstan and enhance the mechanisms of the protection of human ri...

EU welcomes abolishment of death penalty in Kazakhstan 7 January 2021 17:31 Share in: BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM – The EU welcomed the abolishment of the death penalty in Kazakhstan in a statement released on January 7, Kazinform has learnt from the official website of the European Union. Related news «On 2 January 2021, Kazakhstan announced its ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rig...

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly two-decade freeze on capital punishment in the authoritarian Central Asian country, a notice on the presidential website said Saturday. The notice said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had signed off on parliamentary ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International

Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Jan 2, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Jan 2, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago Photo: AFP Listen to the story Kazakhstan abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly two-decade freeze on capital punishment in the authoritarian Central Asian country, a notice on the presidential website said Saturday.  The notice said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had signed off on parliamentary ratificat...

Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which entails a formal commitment to abolish the death penalty, his press service said.

Photo: Kazpravda.kz/ Talgat Akhanov At a plenary session, the Senate ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty, according to which the abolition of the death penalty does not apply to crimes committed in wartime, Kazpravda.kz reports. As noted in the conclusion to the bill, the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at abolishing the...

Photo: Kazpravda.kz/Adilbek Tauekelov At the plenary session Majilis approved ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at abolishing the death penalty, according to which the abolition of the death penalty does not apply to crimes committed in wartime, Kazpravda.kz correspondent reports. As noted in the conclusion to the bill, the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ...

South Africans debate the death penalty amid rise in gender-based violence By Edwin Naidu Share Johannesburg - South African lawmakers have no appetite to restore the death penalty, despite growing calls globally for the reinstatement of capital punishment, as a crime deterrent. According to joint Constitutional Review Committee Chairperson, Enock Mthethwa, this was not a straightforward matter, since no research had been conducted to prove that the death penalty was an effective deterrent that...

Commission on Human Rights (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine is one of the 123 UNGA member states that voted in favor of the resolution on December 16, while 38 member states were against it and 24 abstained. CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit said the country’s vote is a good indication that the government can indeed change its course on its current stance about the death penalty and deliver on its commitment to human rights treaties, such as the Second Optional Protocol on Civil and Polit...

Korean bishops reiterate calls to abolish death penalty Prelates send letter emphasizing the Churchs stance on the sanctity and dignity of all life Trending Catholic bishops in South Korea have reiterated an appeal to the government to abolish the death penalty constitutionally. The subcommittee for abolition of the death penalty under the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea has sent a letter of appeal to the Constitutional Court signed by all incumbent b...