Human Rights Movement: Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan
Human Rights Movement: Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan
Бир Дуйно Кыргызстан
Bishkek
Bir Duino provides legal representation to indigent people facing criminal prosecution, advocates for the victims of human rights violations, campaigns for legal reforms that promote human rights, supports women’s leadership in government and civil society, and conducts research and publishes papers on human rights issues in Kyrgyzstan.
Partner Focus Areas
Early motherhood and maternal mortality
Youth education
Citizens' right to participate in political and public affairs
Political space for CSOs and human rights defenders
Partnership Highlights
WLP Partner since 2003
Central Asia regional collaboration
TV/radio-based leadership trainings
Presenting WLP documentaries at human rights film festivals
I see women in leadership at many different levels [in Kyrgyzstan]. It’s not a dream; it’s real. Women’s rights activists, young people, and the best experts from the NGO movement are participating in decision-making institutions, and their numbers are growing.
20
%
The percentage of young Kyrgyz women victims of Ala Kachuu (bride kidnappings) who are forced to marry their captors in Kyrgyzstan. (Reuters, 2017)