KAZAKHSTAN''S PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) IN THE FIELD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
This article discusses the main moments of the history of cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of human rights after the country gained independence and readiness for democratic reforms. The authors cite facts confirming Kazakhstan’s commitment to the principles of the UN, recognition of the rights of the UN Committee against Torture, the UN Committee on Human Rights, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, describe the system of protection of human rights in Kazakhstan. Consider the opinions and criticism of Kazakhstan on this issue expressed by Western scholars and international non-governmental organizations. An analysis is made of the activities of human rights institutions such as the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which has the status of a consultative and advisory body, as well as the Institute of Human Rights - the Ombudsman Institute.