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High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay

Kyrgyzstan: UN official urges judges to respect defendants’ civil rights

22 December 2011
Judges in Kyrgyzstan must ensure that the civil rights of defendants are protected, a top United Nations official stressed today, after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of an activist who reported being tortured in detention and whose right to a fair trial was violated.

Ban encourages new Kyrgyz leadership to pursue dialogue and reconciliation

2 December 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the new leadership in Kyrgyzstan to encourage national dialogue and reconciliation as the Central Asian country seeks greater stability in the wake of last year's overthrow of the government and subsequent deadly ethnic clashes.
President of Kyrgyzstan Rosa Otunbaeva

Kyrgyzstan calls on UN to develop standards to help retrieve funds stolen from public

22 September 2011
The United Nations should develop clear standards and procedures to help countries retrieve public funds that have been embezzled by dictators and kleptocrats, Kyrgyzstan’s President Roza Otunbaeva told world leaders gathered for the General Assembly’s annual general debate today.
President Roza Otunbaeva of Kyrgyzstan

Ahead of Kyrgyz elections, Ban stresses importance of national reconciliation

20 September 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the leader of Kyrgyzstan to carry out the key recommendations of an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly ethnic violence in the country’s south as the Central Asian nation prepares to hold presidential elections next month.
UNHCR staff prepare to distribute aid to those displaced by the earthquake

Kyrgyzstan: UN agency provides tents to families displaced by deadly quake

29 July 2011
The United Nations refugee agency has provided 250 family-sized tents to house about 2,000 people left homeless in south-western Kyrgyzstan after last week’s deadly earthquake on the country’s border with Uzbekistan.
UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake visits a youth centre in Kyrgyzstan

Lack of nutrition having a crippling effect on Kyrgyz children – UN report

30 June 2011
Nearly one in every four deaths of young children in Kyrgyzstan is caused by under-nutrition, and the physical and mental development of many other boys and girls is being delayed in the Central Asian country, according to a United Nations report launched today.
A returnee couple outside their new home in southern Kyrgyzstan

UN rights office cites continued lack of justice for victims of Kyrgyz violence

10 June 2011
A year after ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan killed hundreds and displaced thousands, justice has not prevailed, and there is a lack of confidence in the rule of law, a United Nations human rights official said today.
This woman who was displaced by the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan returned to find her house badly damaged

Kyrgyzstan: UN rights chief urges follow-up action on report on ethnic violence

4 May 2011
The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the newly released report of the commission that probed last year’s inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan and urged the country’s Government to act quickly on the recommendations.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov

Senior UN official stresses Kyrgyzstan’s key role in regional anti-drug efforts

26 April 2011
The United Nations anti-drug chief today highlighted the key role of Kyrgyzstan in countering illicit drug trafficking, as he met with officials in the Central Asian nation to discuss a range of issues, including drug treatment services and prison management.
Miroslav Jenca

Further dialogue, strong institutions vital for Kyrgyz democracy, UN stresses

14 April 2011
Gathering in the Kyrgyz capital one year after the revolution that overthrew the country’s Government, senior United Nations and European officials emphasized the need for continued dialogue and the strengthening of state institutions as the nation works to consolidate peace and democracy.