Kazakhstan Women Need Action on Domestic Violence

Kazakhstan Women Need Action on Domestic Violence

Click to expand Image Participants at the international Women's Day rally in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 8, 2022. © 2022 Stanislav Beketov During its October 6 review by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Kazakhstan pledged new legislation to make domestic violence a standalone crime – a timely commitment. Now the government should turn words into action.On September 23, Zhazira Adauova, a mot…