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The European Union funds a number of justice projects in Kazakhstan. Representatives of EUCJ regularly take part in meetings of the Steering Committee of the EU projects in the field of human rights

On May 16, 2018 at 11.00 an academic presentation and discussion of the final report "Justification and Rehabilitation in the Criminal Process: Current Practice and Development Prospects" will be held at KAZGUU University.

Astana - On April 27, 2018 an International Conference "Towards a society without torture: progress to date and next steps" will be held in Astana. The venue is "Hilton Astana" Hotel, "Astana Hall" conference hall. The event will start at 9 am and will last until 1 pm.

For accrediation and additional information, please contact:
Rauan Kanatbayev, EUCJ project coordinator, at phone + 7 7172 76 90 10; + 7 7172 76 90 11; + 7 7172 76 90 12 or by e-mail: rkanatbayev@nico.org.uk 

On January 31, 2018 a regular meeting of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kalmukhanbet Kasymov, was held with the EUCJ representatives in Astana.

EUCJ Project Operational Leader Saule Mektepbayeva congratulates our partners, donors  and friends with the winter holidays and briefly reviews the landmarks in the criminal justice field in 2017.

On the eve of International Human Rights Day the heads and experts of the embassies and international organisations in Astana had a tour at the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to learn more about their recent reforms.

At the II meeting of the Club of Change Professionals in Astana Bill Mather, the EUCJ Strategic Leader shared his experience of work with the General Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan. In 2017 the EUCJ team helped the GPO to facilitate their "Change programme" announced by Zhakyp Assanov, the General Prosecutor.