This paper explores the state of minority rights in three Central Asian countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. These share a lot similarities terms their post-Soviet authoritarian legacy weakness democratic institutions. The repressive political landscapes states have taken tolls on groups, leaving them discriminated against, mistreated, severely disadvantaged. Minority violations ra...

In post-Soviet countries, the courts are not always effective in resolving consumer disputes. I compare models of organizing work financial ombudsmen Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well plans for its implementation Kyrgyzstan Belarus. Models compulsory mediation a number European jurisdictions also analyzed. some countries there is tendency towards an increase influence regulato...

Klyrgyzstan is a rugged country, with the Tien Shan lmountain range covering approximately 95% of the whole territory. The average altitude in Kyrgyzstan is 2,750m above sea level. The highest point is Peak Pobeda at 7,439m and the lowest is 350m above sea level in the south-west of the republic. Kyrgyzstan is the second smallest of the Central Asian republics in both area and population and is...

islamic republic of iran enjoys close and amicable relations with small and christian republic of armenia. on the contrary, the ties between iran and seemingly significant shia republic of azerbaijan are frayed. while tehran’s close relationship with yerevan is widely attributed to geographical and economic isolation of armenia, iran-azerbaijan unfriendly relations have stemmed from suspicion a...

The aim of the ERAMIS project is to create a network of Masters degrees“Informatics as a Second Competence” in nine beneficiary universities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. This contribution presents how faculty development is organized and quality assurance implemented inside this project.

INTRODUCTION The expanding HIV epidemic in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan is concentrated among people who inject drugs (PWID), who comprise a third of prisoners there. Detention of PWID is common but its impact on health has not been previously studied in the region. We aimed to understand the relationship between official and unofficial (police harassment) detention of PWID and HIV risk behaviours...

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are two independent countries that share a common history, traditions, cultural ties. After independence, both have achieved significant political economic successes. The amicable relations between the were strengthened with "Amicable strategic partnership declaration Republic of Kazakhstan" signed in Nur-Sultan on 1 March 2004. With "Agreement alliance Baku May 24, 20...

The main purpose of the present research is to establish an exploratory picture innovativeness in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. trends key determinants South Caucasus have rarely been investigated mainstream economic research. However, a rapidly developing post-Soviet region, it geographically strategic for several players global economy, including China European Union (EU). In fact, role i...