Penitent︠s︡iarnai︠a︡ reforma i problemy borʹby s nezakonnymi metodami vedenii︠a︡ doznanii︠a︡ i sledstvii︠a︡ v Kazakhstane
Subtitle: Nauchno-prakticheskiĭ seminar. Almaty, 2-3 ii︠u︡li︠a︡ 1999 goda
By: E.A. Zhovtis
Series: Prava cheloveka
Publisher: Kazakhstanskoe mezhdunarodnoe bi︠u︡ro po pravam cheloveka i sobli︠u︡denii︠u︡ zakonnosti
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Almaty
Language: rus
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Correctional law; Congresses; Prisons; Law and legislation; Human rights; Torture; Prevention
Description: A collection of articles from a conference on penitentiary reform and the effort to eliminate illegal methods of criminal investigation in Kazakhstan; the conference was held in Almaty on July 2-3, 1999.  The articles cover such topics as international standards in treatment of prisoners; the conditions in which prisoners are held in the penitentiary system of the Republic of Kazakhstan; ensuring the safety of prisoners in the penitentiary system of Kazakhstan; the convention against torture and other inhumane treatment of prisoners and prospects for its implementation in Kazakhstan; the role of the prosecutor's office in ensuring the constitutional rights of individuals undergoing investigation; international instruments for prevention of torture.