Human rights in Kazakhstan
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Human rights in Kazakhstan are uniformly described as poor by independent observers. Human Rights Watch says that "Kazakhstan heavily restricts freedom of assembly, speech, and religion.
LGBT rights
[change | change source]According to a 2018 survey, conducted by the Republican Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control and the Kazakh Ministry of Health, there were about 620,000 men who have sex with men in Kazakhstan; about 6,000 in Almaty, 3,300 in Astana, and 4,900 in Karaganda Region.[1] This number, however, is expected to be much higher, due to societal homophobia which may prevent individuals from coming out.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "KAZAKH OFFICIALS UNDERSTATE NUMBER OF MSM BY MORE THAN 3 TIMES". kok.team. 5 September 2018.