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Freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion remain high on the agenda of civil society, especially in the times of the Covid 19 pandemic. The issues of implementation of decisions and recommendations of various international agencies in support of these freedoms, such as the UN, also require greater government involvement and attention and monitoring by civil society.

In a series of videos and podcasts produced by the DRA together with PA "Dignity", experts from Germany and Kazakhstan discuss the human rights aspects in their countries. In this way, it is possible to look at the German experience on some issues of guaranteeing human rights and freedoms and to compare the relevant processes in Germany with the situation in Kazakhstan.

Project duration: June 2020 - December 2020

Videos and podcasts

The experts from Germany and Kazakhstan discuss the human rights aspects in their countries.

Dr. Silke Voß-Kyeck (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte) about the implementation of recommendations of the UN structures in Germany (in English with Russian subtitles)

Eugene Zhovtis (Leader of Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law) about freedom of conscience and religion (in Russian with subtitles)

Dr. Vivian Kube (Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V.) about freedom of assembly in Germany (in German)

The Kazakhstan political scientist and political activist Dosym Satpayev about human rights activists in Kazakhstan (in Russian with German subtitles)

Dosym Satpayev on the necessary steps for civil society in Kazakhstan (in Russian with English subtitles)

The Kazakhstan lawyer Johar Utebekov on extremism and human rights in Kazakhstan (in Russian with English subtitles)

Luisa Podsadny (Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V. and board member of Novastan e.V.) about freedom of expression in Germany (in German)

Lukpan Akhmedyarov (journalist, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Uralian Week" about freedom of expression in Kazakhstan (in Russian with English subtitles)

Yaroslavna Sychenkova (European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights) about the prohibition of torture and measures taken by Germany to combat torture (in English with Russian subtitles)