In recent years, Kyrgyzstan has actively co-operated with the Council of Europe on a relatively wide range of topics, mostly in the framework of the Neighbourhood Co-operation Priorities for the Kyrgyzstan for 2015-2019. Within this document, three projects were implemented: “Support to Strengthening Democracy through Electoral Reform”, “Strengthen Prevention and Combating of Corruption in Kyrgyz Republic”, “Training of new generations of leaders: School of Political Studies”.

As the Priorities came to an end in December 2019, the Council of Europe and the Kyrgyz authorities are currently discussing the follow-up co-operation strategy. In the meanwhile, the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme serves as the main instrument for co-operation between the Council of Europe and Kyrgyzstan.

The country also participates in the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Support to reforms of electoral legislation and practice and regional Human Rights instruments and mechanisms in countries of Latin America, Central Asia and Mongolia”.

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Kyrgyzstan – International conference on “Judicial independence in the context of constitutional reforms

The Venice Commission and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan organised on 16 September 2022 an international conference entitled “Judicial independence in the context of constitutional reforms”. The event benefitted from the support of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023.

More than 100 high-level representatives from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan attended the conference. Venice Commission experts from Georgia, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, and the Republic of Korea presented Venice Commission standards in the field of judicial independence and shared their national experience.

Judges from the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan and ordinary courts, representatives of the Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan as well as representatives of various international organisations and donors present in the country participated also in the event.

Participants learned about judicial independence safeguards in the constitutional landscape, the relation between the judiciary and the other branches of state power, as well the various mechanisms for ensuring the independence of justice.

The Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023 is co-funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Kyrgyzstan 16 September 2022
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