Kazakhstan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic; authoritarian presidential government
- CONSTITUTION
- January 28, 1993, new constitution adopted by national referendum on August 30, 1995
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Islamic law and Roman law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; Constitutional Council
RELIGIONS
47% Muslims, 44% Orthodox; Protestant and other minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2000KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes...
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes that 400 people have been executed in the republic over the last 9 years
- JANUARY 1, 2000KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists in Kazakhstan stated that there...
Human rights activists in Kazakhstan stated that there exists in the republic an "extremely repressive penal policy, most parameters of which contradict international tendencies in this sphere"
- JANUARY 1, 2000KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide, sabotage, and 8 military crimes
- DECEMBER 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community...
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community of Central Asia expressed their concern and protested over the activities of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the unlawful deportation of three citizens of China of Uighur nationality: Ham
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov...
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov speaking on the program of legal reforms said that a stage of the draft state program for legal reforms pays attention to making criminal legislation more humane, and amongst other things it is pro
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On September 10, the Atana City Court passed the death...
On September 10, the Atana City Court passed the death penalty on Martynov and Melnikov
- JUNE 30, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, the Chairman of Kazakhstan's (opposition)...
On June 30, the Chairman of Kazakhstan's (opposition) Azamat party, Galym Abilsiitov said they do not support the imposition of the death penalty on the Kurdish leader, Abdullah Ocalan
- JUNE 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
In June, ethnic Kurdish women living in Kazakhstan...
In June, ethnic Kurdish women living in Kazakhstan appealed to President Nursultan Nazarbayev and also to the world community, the European Union, all human rights organizations and women of the world, to "influence the Turkish leadership so that it will
- JANUARY 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide, sabotage, and 8 military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions submitted an urgent appeal on behalf of Khamit Memet and two other ethnic Uighur Chinese nationals who were reportedly in imminent danger of being extradited to the Xinjiang Uighur A