Tag: Open Dialogue

The concept of the mission is based on the conviction of the need for a transition from moral and symbolic support to specific actions.

Human rights and the issue of their observance have become the subject of the conference, which was held in the Senate on 16 December, 2013. The conference was organised by the Legislative Committee and the Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Petitions Committee.

A titled lawyer, respected worldwide defender of human rights and social activist. This is how one could briefly describe Y. Zhovtis, who visited Poland at the invitation of the Open Dialogue Foundation in mid-December.

Dozens of journalists and protesters were ruthlessly beaten by special forces ‘Berkut’. Several medical volunteers were also subjected to battery. Below, the Open Dialogue Foundation presents a list of victims.

The official cause of death of Kazakh journalist Igor Larra has not yet been confirmed to his family. During his life, Larra was threatened repeatedly and attacked in connection with his professional activity.

Appeal to embassies of the European Union.

Reports on the findings of the Monitoring Mission to observe rights and rule of law in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Political prisoner, Kazakh opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov has been systematically and unlawfully denied a transfer to a colony in close proximity to his place of residence in Almaty Province

The wife and daughter of Mukhtar Ablyazov in Italy were under close surveillance. International human rights organisations and the United Nations have expressed serious concern about the ‘extraordinary rendition’ of Mukhtar Ablyazov’s wife and daughter to Kazakhstan.

The Open Dialogue Foundation hereby demands the immediate release of Zinaida Mukhortova, a human rights defender of the town of Balkhash.

Alexander Pavlov’s lawyers appealed against the decision of a Spanish court on his extradition to Kazakhstan. The former security chief and confidant of opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov is a valuable source of information for the law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan

A brutal rape of a resident of the village Vradiyevka (Nikolayev Province, Ukraine) Irina Krashkova by local police officers has led to huge public outcry and has developed into open defiance of the authorities.

On 6 July, 2013, on the initiative of the Open Dialogue Foundation, an unusual event associated with the defence of human rights and freedom of speech in Kazakhstan was held.

Kazakhstan human rights activist Vadim Kuramshin has been awarded the international Ludovic-Trarieux Prize of 2013. The prize is awarded annually to civil activists and advocates involved in human rights defence.

On Saturday, 25 May, the Labyrinth Gallery will hold a ceremonial inauguration of the new version of the Z/N Cultural Magazine.