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Kazakhstan, a post-Soviet country which has been repeatedly criticized by Western rights group, is passing legislation to improve its standing on human rights.
The new President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, a former UN official by background, was elected in June 2019 and has committed himself to political reform and what could be described as “controlled democratization” of his country. Key words in his messages are a “listening state”, “civic engagement”, “enhanced state-society dialogue”, and “building trust”, while the upcoming elections for the Majilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament, on 10 January, are expected to institutionalise the political opposition in the country’s life.