MINORITY RIGHTS IN CENTRAL ASIA: INSIGHTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, AND UZBEKISTAN

This paper explores the state of minority rights in the three Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. These countries share a lot of similarities in terms of their post-Soviet authoritarian legacy and weakness of democratic institutions. The repressive political landscapes...

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Published in:	Journal of Liberty and International Affairs (Bitola) 2021-06, Vol.7 (2), p.103-115
Main Author:	Terzyan, Aram
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Administrative Law Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields Authoritarianism Civil Law Civil liberties Civil Society Comparative Law Comparative politics Constitutional Law Court case Developing nations Disadvantaged Discrimination Economic policy Electoral systems EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment EU-Legislation Extremism Freedom of religion Geopolitics Governance Government/Political systems History and theory of political science History of Law Homophobia Human Rights Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Inter-Ethnic Relations International Law International relations/trade Islamism Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Law and Transitional Justice Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence Leadership Methodology and research technology Military policy Minorities Minority & ethnic groups Minority & ethnic violence Minority groups Muslims Oppression Peace and Conflict Studies Political dissent Political leadership Political Sciences Political Theory Politics Politics / Political Sciences Politics and Identity Politics and law Politics and religion Politics and society Politics of History/Memory Postcommunist societies Public Administration Public Law Registration Religious discrimination Religious literature Security and defense Sociology of Law Strength Sunni Islam Tolls Uzbekistan Violations Welfare systems
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Summary:	This paper explores the state of minority rights in the three Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. These countries share a lot of similarities in terms of their post-Soviet authoritarian legacy and weakness of democratic institutions. The repressive political landscapes of the Central Asian states have taken their tolls on minority groups, leaving them discriminated against, mistreated, and severely disadvantaged. Minority rights violations range from ethnic and religious discrimination to state-sponsored homophobia. Even though the leadership changes have positively affected the state of human rights in the three countries, there is still a slow pace of reforms. Overall, domestic changes in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan have not yielded considerable results so far in terms of alleviating the plight of minority groups across these countries.
ISSN:	1857-9760 1857-9760