Representatives of international organizations in Kazakhstan discussed the Draft Law "On Public Control"

The meeting of the consultative and advisory body under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Dialogue platform on the human dimension" was held in Nur-Sultan. During the meeting, representatives of UNDP international organizations, the EU Delegation, USAID, the OSCE Program Office, the US Embassy, ​​the Prison Reform International, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as Kazakh non-governmental organizations discussed issues of legislative consolidation of public control in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

“In our country, there is a fairly large complex of regulatory legal acts, to one degree or another, regulating issues in the field of public control. At the same time, the absence of a structure-forming law leads to the fact that the principles of public control are not always adequately reflected in specific laws and regulations. In this regard, the legislative regulation of public control will be one of the most effective measures for the implementation of the task set by the Head of State to implement the concept of a “Hearing State” that quickly and efficiently responds to all constructive requests of citizens, ”said the Chairman of the Committee on Civil Society Madiyar Kozhakhmet.

The main novelties of the bill are aimed at developing and supporting the institution of public control. Objects and subjects of public control, forms and mechanisms of implementation will be determined, guarantees of the safety of a citizen in connection with his participation in organizing, conducting and discussing the results of public control will be provided.

Also during the meeting, Secretary of the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tastemir Abishev, Director of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law Yevgeny Zhovtis stressed the importance of adopting the law for the further development of civil society and expressed their readiness for expert participation in the development of a legislative act.

Let us remind you that the Head of State instructed to develop a Law "On Public Control" aimed at increasing the openness and accountability of state bodies and the quasi-public sector to society.