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Combating Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan: Are Victims Protected?
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
Bishkek | 2020 |
Author: 
Анна Зубенко
Corporate author: 
Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR)
Region: 
Asia and the Pacific
© CABAR 2020

The reform of the judicial system, thanks to which a number of new codes appeared in Kyrgyzstan, was aimed primarily at the humanization of legislation and the decriminalization of certain types of crimes. Domestic violence, in the framework of changing the legislation, on the contrary, was criminalized - it was included in the Code of Misconduct, which is part of the criminal law. But the de facto prosecution of perpetrators has become more difficult.

 

Resource Type: 
Research papers / journal articles
Multimedia materials
Theme: 
Human rights
Preventing violent extremism / genocide
Globalisation and social justice / International understanding
Level of education: 
Lifelong learning
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)