QANTAR 2022 – WOMEN IN CRISIS SITUATIONS

QANTAR 2022 – WOMEN IN CRISIS SITUATIONS

At the invitation of the Foundation for the Development of Parliamentarism in Kazakhstan, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova took part in a round table on «Qantar 2022 – Women in crisis situations» on March 2, 2022.

The speakers were President of the Foundation for the Development of Parliamentarism in Kazakhstan Zauresh Battalova, Deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the parliamentary faction «People's Party of Kazakhstan» Irina Smirnova, Director of «ADAM DAMU» Aida Alzhanova, expert of the public association «Kadyr kasiyet» Anara Ibraeva, Deputy Director of the State Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Management and Marketing Bibigul Dandygaraeva, participant of the League of Women's Solidarity «Zhiger» Jamilya Kasymkhan, director of the legal department of «PayBax.money» LLP Maria Chechina, Head of the District Department of Education «Public control and Monitoring» Saida Taukeleva, Deputy of the Zhezkazgan city Maslikhat Makpal Orynbetova and director of the NGO «Association of Taxpayers and Accountants» Sara Zhunusova and others.

The main idea of the meeting is about the role of women in conflict prevention and strengthening peace-building. The participants exchanged views and presented their proposals on the following issues:

  • Women's participation in conflict prevention and peace-building: international experience and national practice;
  • The role of women in preventing violence on the example of the January 2022 events;
  • The right of women of Kazakhstan to participate in the management of state affairs: the problem and prospects;
  • Prospects for improving legislation and law enforcement practice on the participation of women in the management of State affairs.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan in her speech noted the importance of active participation of civil activists in law-making activities. She noted the urgency, taking into account the January events, of starting work on a package of legislative proposals related to the participation of non-governmental organizations and social services in measures to ensure the safety of civilians and protect their rights in a state of emergency, strengthening procedural guarantees of human rights for citizens caught in the orbit of criminal prosecution.