Kyrgyz Association of Women Judges calls for consolidation of efforts to strengthen justice in Central Asia with the participation of women

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The tenth anniversary conference of the Kyrgyz Association of Women Judges was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) on the theme: “Strengthening legal justice: access to free legal aid, support for women in the judiciary and prevention of gender-based violence”.

The conference was attended by Aigul Kydyrbaeva, a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Elena Maksyuta and Sholpan Imaniyazova, judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The conference participants discussed proposals to expand access to state-guaranteed legal assistance for socially vulnerable groups, especially women and girls, persons with disabilities living in rural areas, the use of digital technologies to effectively ensure such access, the use of inclusion in the justice system for victims of violent crime, support for the professional competence of women judges and their activity in the processes of strengthening the judicial system.

The conference was attended by judges of the Supreme and Constitutional Courts, as well as representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office and the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic, international and non-governmental organizations. The conference organizers and participants stressed the importance of consolidating the efforts of the professional judicial community represented by women judges and their contribution to strengthening justice in Central Asia with the participation of women.