AKIPRESS.COM - European Parliament in a draft resolution on the situation in Kazakhstan calls for an international investigation into the human rights situation in Kazakhstan.

EU Parliament calls calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) and the Member States to put pressure on Kazakhstani authorities for an impartial and transparent investigation open to international scrutiny into the recent cases of violence against the peaceful protesters and bringing the responsible to justice; calls on the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan to closely monitor the situation on the ground. 

EU Parliament calls on calls for the authorities of Kazakhstan to comply with international standards regarding the legal framework for holding elections and to address the recommendations of the ODIHR LEOM concerning constitutionally guaranteed fundamental freedoms, civil society participation, political pluralism, the impartiality of election administration, eligibility to vote and stand for elections, voter registration, the media and publication of election results.

EU Parliament calls  on the Government of Kazakhstan to cease any politically motivated cases against peaceful dissidents and to guarantee the basic freedoms of speech, assembly and belief, both for private, individual citizens and for organised groups; demands the Kazakhstani authorities refrain from further systematic abuse of anti-extremism legislation; welcomes that after complaints about beatings and torture of those detained in the aftermath, Tokayev ordered police to avoid abuse and told prosecutors to be lenient to those who have not committed grave crimes.