Criminal Justice in Central Asia: Recent developments, Challenges and Impact of COVID-19

The purpose of this online expert meeting is to carry out informed dialogue and promote the exchange of experiences in order to contribute to policy development and reform in the area of criminal justice in Central Asia. Discussions will benefit from the presence of experts from a wide range of criminal justice stakeholders - policy-makers, judiciary, prosecution, legal profession, civil society, academia, and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Objectives

• Share latest developments in criminal justice area in Central Asia
• Discuss the status of implementation of the recommendations of from the Criminal Justice Forum in 2018
• Raise awareness about recent trends in criminal justice in the light of COVID-19

Background

ODIHR has been organizing Expert Forums on Criminal Justice for Central Asia since 2008, within the framework of its rule of law programme. So far, our Office has organized seven forum events.

The Eighth Forum was planned to take place in November 2020, however due to the global pandemic it was postponed to 2021.

As such, this online expert meeting will serve as a bridge between in-person forums. The online event does not substitute the forum, but rather serves as a platform for expert discussions on criminal justice issues in the region.

Format and participation

The online expert meeting is open to the public.

This event is organized on the Zoom platform. Simultaneous interpretation from English to Russian will be provided.

Those interested in receiving an email reminder for the online expert meeting can send their request to Dinara.Dildabekova@odihr.pl.