The United Nations human rights committee and the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic: analysis of practice

The UN Human Rights Committee is a mechanism for the protection of human rights specified in the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights. States that have ratified this international Treaty are obligated to respect these rights. Individuals who believe that their rights have been violated by a state party can file a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee and, if the complaint is considered admissible, their application is accepted for consideration. Since the Kyrgyz Republic became a party to the International Covenant on civil and political rights citizens were given the opportunity to defend their rights in an international institution when national remedies failed. Data and quantitative indicators of appeals against the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN Human Rights Committee are presented. The analysis of these data on the recognition of violations by the state or their absence is carried out. At the same time, it was revealed that in recent years there has been an increase in the number of appeals against the Kyrgyz Republic...