Statement

Kazakhstan: OSCE Commitments Remain Unfulfilled

The government of Kazakhstan has failed to fulfil their commitment to improve the situation for journalists and media before their chairmanship of the OSCE ends. ARTICLE 19 and Adil Soz are concerned that they have failed to promote democracy or enhance freedom of expression during their chairmanship.

Kazakhstan’s government made a commitment to improve freedom of expression in the country when awarded a one year chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010. Their commitment included review of defamation legislation and adoption of access to information legislation. A month before the end of its OSCE Chairmanship – ARTICLE 19 and Adil Soz are concerned that the authorities have failed to fulfil these commitments.

See the full text at: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/kazakhstan-osce-commitments-remain-unfulfilled.pdf

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