Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASTANA301
2008-02-11 06:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Astana
Cable title:
KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED
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UNCLAS ASTANA 000301
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE, G, G/TIP, SCA/CAN, SCA/RA, DRL, PRM
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED
REF: 07 ASTANA 3313
UNCLAS ASTANA 000301
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE, G, G/TIP, SCA/CAN, SCA/RA, DRL, PRM
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED
REF: 07 ASTANA 3313
1. According to a government press service, President Nazarbayev
signed the bill on February 5 to ratify the League of Nations'
Slavery Convention of 1926, the 1953 UN Protocol on Amendments to
the Slavery Convention, and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on
the Abolition of Slavery.
2. The lower house of Parliament approved ratification of the draft
law in December (reftel); the upper house approved it in January.
Initially, the law was drafted to implement one of the provisions of
the OSCE Chairmanship Action Plan aimed at improving the capacity of
law enforcement to combat slavery, assist victims of trafficking,
and bring Kazsakhstani legislation in line with international
standards.
3. Comment: It is now likely that this ratification will result in
the development of amendments to the criminal code to strengthen the
laws against slavery. Specifically, the amendments may make it
easier to prosecute a case by ending the requirement to prove that
the victim was recruited for purposes of exploitation. End Comment.
ORDWAY
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE, G, G/TIP, SCA/CAN, SCA/RA, DRL, PRM
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED
REF: 07 ASTANA 3313
1. According to a government press service, President Nazarbayev
signed the bill on February 5 to ratify the League of Nations'
Slavery Convention of 1926, the 1953 UN Protocol on Amendments to
the Slavery Convention, and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on
the Abolition of Slavery.
2. The lower house of Parliament approved ratification of the draft
law in December (reftel); the upper house approved it in January.
Initially, the law was drafted to implement one of the provisions of
the OSCE Chairmanship Action Plan aimed at improving the capacity of
law enforcement to combat slavery, assist victims of trafficking,
and bring Kazsakhstani legislation in line with international
standards.
3. Comment: It is now likely that this ratification will result in
the development of amendments to the criminal code to strengthen the
laws against slavery. Specifically, the amendments may make it
easier to prosecute a case by ending the requirement to prove that
the victim was recruited for purposes of exploitation. End Comment.
ORDWAY