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Special report of the Ombudsman of Kazakhstan

on combating domestic violence

By the Commissioner for Human Rights in Kazakhstan
Artur lAStAYEV

In November 2023, the Office of the Ombudsman
held an international scientific-practical
conference on combating domestic violence to
discuss the causes of this phenomenon and to
find ways of preventing it.

Protection from domestic violence is one of the As a result of the event, a package of legislative
most important tasks of a socially-oriented state. amendments was drafted and sent to Parliament.
Such a phenomenon not only violates human In particular, it was proposed to criminalise the
rights, but also impedes the development of the infliction of minor harm to health and battering,
family and destroys social values. and to create a database of complaints about
domestic violence in all authorised bodies.
Unfortunately, violence in its various forms
continues to occur despite the measures taken in Some amendments were included in the law on
all countries. women’s rights and children’s safety signed by
the Head of State on 15 April this year.
The relevance and widespread of the problem I also prepared and presented to the public
are evidenced by the complaints received by the «About combating family and domestic
Ombudsman for Human Rights in Kazakhstan. violence» special report.
1
This report is an additional tool to analyse,
identify and assess the extent and nature of
domestic violence offences, the effectiveness of
measures and victim protection mechanisms. 2
The report provides statistics on offences, of
which 5,958 were committed in the domestic
violence sphere between 2018 and 2023. At the
same time, homicides on this ground account
for 23 per cent of the total number of homicides
in the country.

And despite the general downward trend of such
offences over the last 5 years, their number in
the domestic sphere remains approximately at
the same level.

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