Title: Penitent︠s︡iarnai︠a︡ reforma i problemy borʹby s nezakonnymi metodami vedenii︠a︡ doznanii︠a︡ i sledstvii︠a︡ v Kazakhstane
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.
Subjects: Correctional law, Congresses, Prisons, Law and legislation, Human rights, Torture, Prevention
Places: Kazakhstan