© Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan/ Abishev Shohan
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, held a hybrid training today for more than 400 lawyers and legal consultants on the legal framework of international refugee protection and national asylum legislation.
The one-day training aimed to enhance participants’ knowledge and understanding of national asylum legislation and practice, and international standards in refugee protection.
The training was conducted in line with the provisions of “Action Plan in the Field of Human Rights and the Rule of Law”, approved by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 8, 2023, No. 409.
Over 60 lawyers and legal consultants involved in providing legal assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers attended the event, with a further 350+ participants online.
Sessions included the concept of international protection, definition of the term ‘refugee’, procedural standards for determining refugee status, information about the country of origin, and case management on asylum issues. The activity supports implementation of the Migration Policy Concept of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023-2027, which aims to improve the legal regulation of migration processes and protect the rights of asylum-seekers.
In December 1998, Kazakhstan acceded to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, committing to share responsibility with other refugee-hosting countries, and to not return (refoule) refugees into danger, but provide them with access to their territory, quality asylum procedures and protection, and basic human and socio-economic rights.
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