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same time the execution of
religious rites, ceremonies
and (or) meetings must not
hinder the activities of the
said organizations or violate
rights and lawful interests of
other persons”.
There are no special
premises for religious rites
in the detention facilities in
Karaganda, Aktobe, Astana,
Semey, Shymkent. NKM
groups have not noted this
during their visits to
Taldykorgan and Almaty;
execution of religious rites
locally is not prohibited in
Karaganda.
According to
staff, “it is prohibited to
execute religious rites in
the armed forces of the
Republic of Kazakhstan”
(Aktobe, Taldykorgan). “Each
detainee has the right to
religion without violating
the daily routine of the
institution” (Astana). “Within
the framework of restrictions
imposed by the Law of the
RK “On religious activities
and religious associations”
(Semey).
“In response to
the question about the
opportunity
to
practice
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religion, the accompanying
personnel noted that their
institution, daily routine,
do not foresee a religious
component”
(Almaty).
“According to the acting head
of detention Zatybekov K.G.,
there have been no believers
among
the
detainees”
(Shymkent).
Personnel
training
within the framework of
CST is conducted regularly
(Karaganda,
Taldykorgan;
in Astana - “according to
the
schedule”),
another
report says: “not envisaged”
(Karaganda).
CST
is
conducted once per month
(Aktobe, Shymkent), at least
for one hour in Shymkent.
It is noteworthy that the
NPM group in Almaty noted
copy-books with notes which
point to the studies of the
detention facility staff.
Subculture
was
not
noted (Aktobe, Taldykorgan,
Astana). NPM groups have
not discovered any cases of
torture.
The main conclusion of
the analysis of the NPM
group reports is: there is no
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