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The Parliamentary Assembly should support Kazakhstan to continue its democratic reforms

Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 16245 | 29 September 2025

Signatories:
Mr Max LUCKS, Germany, SOC ; Ms Kristina IKIĆ BANIČEK, Croatia, SOC ; Mr Mogens JENSEN, Denmark, SOC ; Mr Julian JOSWIG, Germany, SOC ; Ms Filiz POLAT, Germany, SOC ; Ms Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER, Austria, SOC
Origin
2025 - Fourth part-session
In the draft resolution, paragraph 5, replace the second sentence with the following sentence:

"At the same time, the Assembly expects tangible progress in justice reform, anti-corruption measures, promotion of human rights, and support for democratic governance, inter alia through the co-operation with the Assembly, in particular: releasing 39 political prisoners, individuals targeted for their involvement in peaceful protests, civil society and anti-corruption activities, social media publications, or their support of peaceful opposition movements; fulfilling obligations to ensure freedom of political association and to stop the domestic and transnational persecution of representatives of the peaceful political opposition movements "Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan", "Koshe Partiyasy" and "Alga Kazakhstan", as recalled in the European Parliament Resolutions of 20 January 2022 on the situation in Kazakhstan and of 17 January 2024 on the European Union strategy on Central Asia."