The Commissioner for Human Rights held a meeting in Uralsk

March 10, Uralsk city #CapstoneProject participants and students of the Law School at the M.Utemissov West Kazakhstan State University met with the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ms. Elvira Azimova.

During the meeting, students were told about the work of the Ombudsman Office in Kazakhstan, activities of members of the National Preventive Mechanism. The Commissioner noted the state's interest in attracting younger generation to the protection of human rights and the need to instil the value of social responsibility in young people.

The students who attended the meeting raised number of interesting issues, ranging from the labor rights for prisoners to mechanisms for protecting Kazakhstani children adopted by foreign citizens.

The Head of the Office for Citizens Complaints of the National Center for Human Rights, NPM members also participated in the meeting.