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In our opinion, it is circumstance that indicates
insufficient effectiveness of work on their
prevention in the family and domestic sphere.
After the criminalisation of domestic violence,
the number of murders decreased 2-3 times in 3
years, in the 2015-2017 period.

At the same time, the criminalisation of 2015
was seriously criticised by the society, as the
prosecution of domestic violence was carried out
privately. It means that the victim independently
collects evidence of guilt of the debauchee, files a
complaint, makes a private prosecution in court,
etc.

Actually, after this criticism, as I understand, it
was decided to «return» domestic violence to the
Code on Administrative Offences.

But even under these circumstances, statistics
clearly show a serious reduction in the mortality
rate in family and domestic conflicts.

The above-mentioned law adopted on 15 April
this year provides increased criminal liability
and criminalisation of administrative offences in protect the inviolability of honour and personal
the family and domestic sphere. dignity, to protect motherhood and fatherhood,
to educate and inculcate respect for family
Another interesting point is that none of the values, and to establish adequate accountability
statistics pay attention to the number of male for violations of these rights and freedoms.
victims of domestic violence. According to
information from the Administrative Police The new factors contributing to domestic
Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, violence require constant monitoring, joint
about 40-45 per cent of men are victims of efforts, coordination and effective strategies. A
violence. It is also impossible to establish the comprehensive approach should aim to create
3
reasons why men became victims - whether this a society free of violence, where everyone can
was the result of violence on the part of women feel safe. •
or, on the contrary, a consequence of self-defence
on the part of the latter.
1 In accordance with the Constitutional Law of
In any case, further improvement of the the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Ombudsman
mechanism for combating domestic violence for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan”,
requires strengthening inter-agency co-operation the Ombudsman has the right to prepare and dis-
and even considering the creation of a separate seminate special reports on certain issues of ob-
servance of human and civil rights and freedoms
State body for family issues. in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Given that the special report made a number 2 This report is published on the official website
of recommendations to government agencies of the Ombudsman: https://www.gov.kz/mem-
to address the problems, we are expecting their leket/entities/ombudsman/documents/details/
conclusions in the near future. 619960?directionId=52857&lang=en
3 Almost half of victims of domestic violence
in Kazakhstan are men // https://orda.kz/pochti-
I believe it is important for us to continue our polovina-zhertv-domashnego-nasilija-v-kazahs-
work to eliminate all forms of discrimination, to tane-muzhchiny/

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