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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 rights. President Tokayev thanked the members of the previous convocation for their successful work, n...

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 Rights, becoming the 88th party. This Protocol aims at making irreversible the abolition of the death p...

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 ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- a...

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.