Abuses of Rule of Law

The Kyrgyz Republic adopted Law No. 72 on April 2, 2024, amending the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Non-Commercial Organizations” (“NCO’s” or “NGO’s”) This law introduced new concepts such as “foreign non-commercial organization,” “structural units of foreign non-commercial organizations,” “non-commercial organization performing the functions of a foreign representative,” and “political activity.” This analysis reviews …

Analysis of the Provisions of the Current Legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in Connection with Amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Non-Commercial Organizations” (“Foreign Agent’s Law”) Read More »

On March 10, 2023, the Legislative Chamber, the lower house of the Oliy Mazhlis, the Parliament of Uzbekistan adopted Resolution No 3017-IV “On holding a referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the draft Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan «On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan»”. At the same meeting, the deputies of the …

Some criticisms for Draft Constitutional Law “On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan” 2023 Read More »

Анализ проекта Положения и прилагаемой к нему справки-обоснования свидетельствует о том, что вместо поиска оптимальных и эффективных форм партнерства и взаимосотрудничества с гражданским обществом, государство проводит политику конфронтации с неугодными НПО и формирования лояльных НПО путем подкупа. Выбранный механизм распределения государственных грантов копирует негативный российский опыт, в результате которого неправительственный сектор оказался полностью зависимым от …

Анализ проекта Положения о государственных малых грантах для некоммерческих организаций и других институтов гражданского общества. кыргызстан. Read More »

At a session of the country’s Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) on October 14, 2020, Sadyr Japarov was elected Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. In his speech to members of parliament, Japarov reiterated the claim that he had made up until that day in a number of public speeches and interviews – that Kyrgyzstan needs to move to …

Analysis of the Draft Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic Read More »