N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish an independent monitoring mechanism for all places of detention, in keeping with the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, in order to effectively prevent torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish an independent national preventive mechanism in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish effective complaint mechanisms for the victims of torture, with a special focus on persons in detention, so that any misconduct by police, prison or detention staff receives a full and independent investigation and regular punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the law in order to ensure that torture is established as serious crime punished with appropriate penalties and ensure that it is brought into full conformity with the definition set out in the Convention against Torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish a national preventive mechanism that has adequate resources and is in conformity with the requirements, set out in the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, of full legal, functional and financial independence and of staff composition, immunities and privileges
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Share its experience regarding its innovative independent national mechanism for the prevention of torture, whose establishment could serve as an example of best practices in the fight against torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Carry out all obligations arising from the Geneva Convention of 1951 on the status of refugees and the principle of non-refoulement, and to guarantee that individuals benefit from a fair and equitable trial before being returned to countries in which risks of torture, ill treatment and other serious human rights violations exist
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- International instruments
- Justice
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to apply a zero-tolerance approach to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt strict safeguards to ensure that no statement obtained through torture can be used in courts
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to eliminate torture and improve the conditions of detention and the protection of the rights of detainees, and to share relevant experiences with interested countries
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish torture as a serious crime punished with appropriate penalties, in keeping with the definition set out in the Convention against Torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
May establish a national preventive mechanism for the prevention of torture in accordance with the provisions of the Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify the efforts to not allow, in practice, the use as evidence confessions obtained under the use of torture or by other illegal methods
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that all investigations into complaints related to torture and other ill-treatments are carried out promptly, impartially and thoroughly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish an independent investigation mechanism to effectively prevent torture and ill-treatment in detention, train personnel and guarantee effective legal representation and remedies for detainees
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights education and training
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Comply without exception with the principle of non-refoulement when people are in danger of being tortured or ill-treated
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish an effective and independent mechanism to investigate all allegations of torture promptly, independently and thoroughly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the working capacity of the national mechanism on the prevention of torture, by strengthening the visits to detention and police centres
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that allegations of torture and ill-treatment are promptly and impartially investigated, and that perpetrators are held accountable
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to apply a zero-tolerance approach against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments, in line with domestic legislation and international human rights law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts to fight against torture, by implementing the anti-torture law adopted in 2013, and through the systematic prosecution of perpetrators of such acts whoever they may be
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase efforts to ensure independent investigation of any allegation of torture and other ill-treatment in prisons, and prosecute those who have committed such crimes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Investigate promptly and impartially all allegations of torture and ill-treatment and hold the perpetrators accountable
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop external relations of the national preventative mechanism against torture with national human rights institutions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Share its experience regarding the establishment of the independent national mechanism for the prevention of torture which may be used as a good practice in preventing torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Put in place measures to guarantee the exclusion by the judiciary of evidence obtained under torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt legislative measures to criminalize torture, violence against women and trafficking in persons in line with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Allow independent investigations in all alleged cases of torture and impose on perpetrators of acts of torture appropriate punishments which reflect the international obligations of Kazakhstan
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
139.62
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bring domestic legislation that criminalizes torture into line with article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
139.65
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures to prevent all episodes of torture and other degrading treatment, in particular in prisons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment