Kazakhstan

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• Women's rights 1

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• Amnesty International - Kazakstan
• Council of Europe, Venice Commission: Constitutional Courts (Links)
• EurasiaNet - Kazakhstan
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Kazakhstan
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Kazakhstan
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Tashkent
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - Kazakhstan
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Kazakhstan
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) - Kazakhstan
• ReliefWeb - Kazakhstan
• UNHCR - Kazakhstan
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Kazakhstan
• United States Department of State - Kazakhstan
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Kazakhstan