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Minority rights in Central Asia: insights from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
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Abstract This paper explores the state of minority rights in the three Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. These countries share a lot of similarities in terms of their post-Soviet authoritarian legacy and weakness of democratic institutions. The repressive political landscapes... view more
This paper explores the state of minority rights in the three Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. These countries share a lot of similarities in terms of their post-Soviet authoritarian legacy and weakness of democratic institutions. The repressive political landscapes of the Central Asian states have taken their tolls on minority groups, leaving them discriminated against, mistreated, and severely disadvantaged. Minority rights violations range from ethnic and religious discrimination to state-sponsored homophobia. Even though the leadership changes have positively affected the state of human rights in the three countries, there is still a slow pace of reforms. Overall, domestic changes in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan have not yielded considerable results so far in terms of alleviating the plight of minority groups across these countries.... view less
Keywords
discrimination; Central Asia; Kyrgyzstan; Kazakhstan; minority rights; human rights; Uzbekistan; minority; USSR successor state
Classification
Social Problems
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 103-115
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 7 (2021) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.47305/JLIA21720103t
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed