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whether human rights education had been integrated into the education system. It made
recommendations.
91.
Armenia highlighted legislative reforms, as well as measures aimed at the reform of
the justice system. Armenia welcomed the cooperation with civil society and international
organizations with a view to establishing, within 12 months after acceding to the Optional
Protocol to the Convention against Torture, a national preventive mechanism aimed at the
monitoring of places of detention. Armenia made recommendations.
92.
The delegation noted that the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence had been
adopted in 2009. Kazakhstan planned to develop mechanisms for its implementation in
consultation with non-governmental organizations. Special divisions within the Ministry for
the Interior had been established to address domestic violence. There were 20 centres
administered by non-governmental organizations to provide assistance to victims of
domestic violence.
93.
The delegation highlighted the fact that the Government programme aimed at
combating human trafficking had been implemented since 2003. There was an inter-agency
commission and a special division within the Ministry for the Interior to combat human
trafficking. Criminal punishment had been introduced for the trafficking in persons,
including children. A training centre had been established at the Police Academy to train
police on that issue. As a result, the number of registered cases involving human trafficking
had decreased in 2009.
94.
Kazakhstan was carrying out a phased policy regarding the abolition of the death
penalty. In 2003, an indefinite moratorium on the death penalty had been declared, and in
2007 the number of the categories of crimes for which it could be imposed were reduced. In
addition, the amended Constitution stipulated that the death penalty was an extraordinary
measure of punishment for acts of terrorism entailing the loss of life, in particular grave
crimes committed during time of war.
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
95.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below enjoy the support of Kazakhstan:
1.
To accomplish human rights voluntary goals as established by Human
Rights Council resolution 9/12, including the ratification of the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto
(Brazil);
2.
To sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Spain);
3.
To consider ratifying (Slovenia)/ratify (Republic of Korea) the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
4.
To consider ratifying the Convention on the Rights of persons with
disabilities, to which Kazakhstan is already a signatory, although the ongoing
work being done in the country to protect the rights of persons with disabilities
are noted (Thailand);
5.
To establish an effective and inclusive process that includes independent
non-governmental organizations, not funded by Governments, to follow up on
the recommendations resulting from the present review (Norway);
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