Human rights' monitoring in prisons discussed in Astana

ASTANA. December 14. KAZINFORM Head of the National Human Rights Center of Kazakhstan Vyacheslav Kalyuzhny met with Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia of Amnesty International David Diaz-Jogeix in Astana.
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According to the press service of the Ombudsman, the sides exchanged their views on human rights' monitoring in prisons, including in the framework of the Working Group of the Human Rights Commissioner to review the cases of torture and other cruel or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as on the prospects for improving the penal system for certain categories of persons.

V. Kalyuzhny briefed on improving the legislation in the context of implementation of the Concept of Legal Policy of Kazakhstan for 2010-2020 in the humanization of criminal, criminal procedure and penal laws.

Following the meeting, the sides expressed the intention to continue cooperation in the human rights field.

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