Briefing on the topic: “Rehabilitation, reintegration, adaptation and re-socialization of returned citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of the “Zhusan” humanitarian operation”

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the US Institute of Peace held a briefing (round table) on the topic: “Rehabilitation, reintegration, adaptation, and re-socialization of returned citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of the “Zhusan” humanitarian operation” on December 3, 2019 in Washington (the United States of America).

The event aroused great interest among representatives of international non-governmental organizations in the field of human rights protection, as well as business and expert circles of the United States.

Representatives of the following US government agencies also took part in the briefing – the US Congress, the US State Department (Bureau of Counterterrorism), the US National Security Council, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and others.

During the event, the Kazakh side provided detailed information on the work done by the State on the rehabilitation of the returned citizens of Kazakhstan.

At the same time, the briefing participants were informed about the psychological and theological work with the returned women and children, as well as their social reintegration.

Representatives of the United States emphasized the particular importance of the work carried out by the Government of Kazakhstan, and also expressed readiness for further cooperation.