Elvira Azimova met with the UK Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan

Today a working meeting in the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Kazakhstan between the Commissioner for Human Rights in Kazakhstan Ms. Elvira Azimova and the UK Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ms. Kathy Leach was held. The priority areas of the activities of the Kazakhstani Ombudsman as well as other issues in the human rights sphere has been discussed.

The UK Ambassador with great interest got acquainted with the specificity of the Ombudsman Institution, its regional representatives as well as with the system of the National preventive mechanism against torture coordinated by the Commissioner for Human Rights.

Elvira Azimova told about the work of regional representatives of the Ombudsman, aimed at providing legal assistance to rural residents, and emphasized that, by order of the President, the country pays special attention to the development of rural areas.

In addition, Azimova noted the effective role of the NPM in improving the law enforcement system in terms of transferring the prison medical service from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Ministry of Health, ensuring continuous video monitoring in prisons and police, and the introduction of electronic services within penitentiary institutions. Also, a bill on human rights in the field of criminal justice, execution of punishment and prevention of torture and ill-treatment, aimed at bringing legislation in line with international standards, is currently under consideration.

At the end of the meeting the Ambassador of Great Britain Kathy Leach thanked the Kazakhstan Ombudsman for the fruitful meeting and expressed readiness for further cooperation in expert support.

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