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The state is determined to ensure equal other things, ensures accessible and inclusive
rights and opportunities for men and workplace, as well as accessibility to transport
women and eliminate the discrimination services and parking spaces.
against women. Some of the exemplary legal
acts include the 2020 Law that increased A significant change was made this year that
responsibility for domestic violence and introduced to the legislation the terminology
the updated Concept of Family and Gender of “a person with a disability” and “a child
Policy, which outlined priorities on issues with a disability” instead of “the disabled”.
such as early marriage, reproductive health,
prevention of domestic violence and It is also worth mentioning that in 2022 the quota
women’s economic empowerment. Another for persons with disabilities was introduced
law introduced a mandatory quota of 30% in the Parliament’s lower house Majilis and
for women and youth in electoral party the local representative bodies - maslikhats.
lists and in the allocation of parliamentary Furthermore, the country’s activist for the rights
mandates. of persons with disabilities Ms. Lyazzat Kaltayeva
succeeded to join the Senate.
Today, the labor market witnesses increase
in female employment rates, with almost A great deal still needs to be done in the
half of all employees (49.1%) being women. criminal justice and law enforcement fields,
As of 1 January 2021, the most recent data but it is clear that the country’s leadership is
published, 55.5% of civil servants were female. determined to continue its reform journey.
Women lead the 36.7% of Kazakhstan’s NGOs
(36.7%). kazakhstan and human rights in
Geneva
An important milestone happened last The country has been actively engaging with
year, when the country eliminated banned all UN bodies and mechanisms to meet
professions for women, including in the areas international standards. It has ratified eight
of industry, transport, and construction. core international human rights instruments
and their six optional protocols, and
rights of people with disabilities recognized the competence of four treaty
Over the last years, the Government has been bodies to examine individual complaints on
focusing on supporting the persons with the alleged rights violations.
disabilities. The notable normative acts are the
2025 National Plan for Ensuring the Rights In Geneva, Kazakhstan on a regular basis
and Improving the Quality of Life of Persons presents its national reports in the treaty
with Disabilities and the law, which among bodies, with the most recent being the periodic

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