The Ombudsmen of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Turkey met with the Akim of Turkestan

June 21, 2022 – During a visit to the city of Turkestan, the Human Rights Commissioners of Kazakhstan and Turkey met with the mayor of the city Nurbol Turashbekov.

The parties discussed the implementation of constitutional guarantees of human rights protection by local executive bodies. In addition, during the meeting, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Kazakhstan agreed with the Mayor of the city to support the opening of a regional representative office of the Commissioner for the Turkestan region in the city of Turkestan. 

During the meeting, the participants exchanged views on the implementation of state policy in the field of human rights at the local level. The Ombudsman of Turkey positively assessed the results of the republican referendum and welcomed the work on the implementation of new initiatives.

We remind you that in accordance with the decision of the Head of State, the opening of regional representative offices is included in the Law "On the Commissioner for Human Rights", adopted on Decemb er 26, 2021.