A/HRC/17/41
(c)
The Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that
individuals and households who could be potentially affected by the Master Plans of
Osh and Jalal-Abad be given access to information on the proposed plans well in
advance, as well as due time to become acquainted with the information, and that they
be able to seek and receive legal and other advice and to undertake measures to
renegotiate or challenge the proposed plans;
(d)
The Government should ensure that evictions occur only in exceptional
circumstances and require full justification. Evictions must be authorized by law, be
carried out in accordance with international human rights law, be undertaken solely
for the purpose of promoting the general welfare, be reasonable and proportional, and
be regulated so as to ensure full and fair compensation and rehabilitation.
81.
On gender-based issues:
(a)
The authorities in Kyrgyzstan should take all measures to bring to
justice perpetrators of gender-based violence, including in the context of the violence
that took place in the south in June 2010, in trials that meet international standards
for fair trial;
(b)
As per various universal periodic review recommendations, in particular
76.91, supported by Kyrgyzstan, and as a matter of urgency, the Government should
take steps to ensure greater inclusion, participation and representation of civil society,
especially women’s organizations, in the peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts;
(c)
The authorities in Kyrgyzstan should provide sufficient resources to
ensure that victims of gender-based violence have access to adequate medical and
psychological care.
82.
On minority rights:
(a)
Utmost attention should be paid to building trust and confidence among
communities throughout the country and to ensure the prevention of hate speech,
which could fuel further tensions. The Government, at the highest levels, should
emphasize that promotion and protection of minority rights are an integral part of
and a main priority for peace and reconciliation and a central pillar of the country’s
political, economic and security strategies;
(b)
As an immediate step, the Government should give priority to the
proposed draft concept for ethnic development and society integration and ensure
that it complies with international human rights norms;
(c)
As per universal periodic review recommendations 76.20 and 76.121,
supported by Kyrgyzstan, the Government should take further measures to effectively
protect the rights of minorities and promote their inclusion in all sectors of the society.
Particular emphasis should be placed on participation in decision-making at all levels
and on advancing minority rights in such key fields as education and language
policies.
83.
On human rights mechanisms:
(a)
The Government should ensure that the Ombudsman Institution is in
full conformity with the Paris Principles;
(b)
As per universal periodic review recommendation 76.44, supported by
Kyrgyzstan, the Government should submit its outstanding reports due under the
international human rights treaties as soon as possible as well as its response to
communications from special procedures of the Human Rights Council;
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