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| Region | Kazakhstan |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Aug 30, 1995 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). And a non-cishet person may not be considered one, since neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is considered a mental illness by the Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan As an example, in 2019 the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan ordered a compensation for illegally uploading a photo of two women kissing on Facebook without their consent Also in 2019, the government of Kazakhstan adopted a recommendation to ensure the freedom of human rights advocacy for the LGBTI groups Date shown is the date the Constitution of Kazakhstan was accepted. Article 14 has been included ever since |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://upr-info-database.uwazi.io/en/entity/3p96sq00dsv https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/24/kazakhstan-supreme-court-upholds-privacy-rights https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_ |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). However there is no mention of sexual orientation or gender identity. | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). And a non-cishet person may not be considered one, since neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is considered a mental illness by the Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan As an example, in 2019 the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan ordered a compensation for illegally uploading a photo of two women kissing on Facebook without their consent Also in 2019, the government of Kazakhstan adopted a recommendation to ensure the freedom of human rights advocacy for the LGBTI groups Date shown is the date the Constitution of Kazakhstan was accepted. Article 14 has been included ever since |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. fixed mistake
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| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). And a non-cishet person may not be considered one, since neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is considered a mental illness by the Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan As an example, in 2019 the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan ordered a compensation for illegally uploading a photo of two women kissing on Facebook without their consent Also in 2019, the government of Kazakhstan adopted a recommendation to ensure the freedom of human rights advocacy for the LGBTI groups Date shown is the date the Constitution of Kazakhstan was accepted. Article 14 has been included ever since | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). However there is no mention of sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Aug 30, 1995 |
| Description | According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). And a non-cishet person may not be considered one, since neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is considered a mental illness by the Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan As an example, in 2019 the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan ordered a compensation for illegally uploading a photo of two women kissing on Facebook without their consent Also in 2019, the government of Kazakhstan adopted a recommendation to ensure the freedom of human rights advocacy for the LGBTI groups Date shown is the date the Constitution of Kazakhstan was accepted. Article 14 has been included ever since |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 | https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://upr-info-database.uwazi.io/en/entity/3p96sq00dsv https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/24/kazakhstan-supreme-court-upholds-privacy-rights https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_ |
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| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Start Date | Aug 30, 1995 | (NONE) |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen, and since the official list of mental illnesses does not include sexual orientation nor gender identity, discrimination based on these factors should be completely banned (Article 14 of the Constitution). | According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. (Article 14 of the Constitution). |
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| Sources | https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 | https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 |
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edited by Notdog1996. Keep the banter out of the description. Also, has there been precedent of this working?
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| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. And since the official list of mental illnesses does not include sexual orientation nor gender identity, discrimination based on these factors is completely banned (Article 14 of the Constitution) Date shown is the date the Constitution was adopted. Article 14 has been included ever since This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen, and since the official list of mental illnesses does not include sexual orientation nor gender identity, discrimination based on these factors should be completely banned (Article 14 of the Constitution). |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal |
| Description | no explicit protection from discrimination | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. And since the official list of mental illnesses does not include sexual orientation nor gender identity, discrimination based on these factors is completely banned (Article 14 of the Constitution) Date shown is the date the Constitution was adopted. Article 14 has been included ever since This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele |
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| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. And since the official list of mental illnesses does not include sexual orientation nor gender identity, discrimination based on these factors is completely banned (Article 14 of the Constitution) Date shown is the date the Constitution was adopted. Article 14 has been included ever since | no explicit protection from discrimination |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Start Date | 2022 | Aug 30, 1995 |
| Description | May be illegal depending on the case | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal as long as a person is considered a competent citizen. And since the official list of mental illnesses does not include sexual orientation nor gender identity, discrimination based on these factors is completely banned (Article 14 of the Constitution) Date shown is the date the Constitution was adopted. Article 14 has been included ever since |
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| Sources | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. Moreover, since 2022, discrimination in employment is illegal | https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | There are no specific discrimination protections for either sexual orientation or gender identity in the constitution or any law. In practice, queer people have no legal recourse for discrimination. | May be illegal depending on the case |
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| Sources | In March, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed concern that Kazakhstan’s constitution and laws do not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, and called on Kazakhstan to adopt anti-discrimination legislation. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/kazakhstan | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. Moreover, since 2022, discrimination in employment is illegal |
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Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "A referendum in 2022 has been passed in favor of discrimination in workplace against people of specific gender identity or expression and/or sexuality"
edited by Gor154. Changed inaccurate and misleading status to accurately reflect the lack of protections
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly. | There are no specific discrimination protections for either sexual orientation or gender identity in the constitution or any law. In practice, queer people have no legal recourse for discrimination. |
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| Sources | old one was fake | In March, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed concern that Kazakhstan’s constitution and laws do not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, and called on Kazakhstan to adopt anti-discrimination legislation. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/kazakhstan |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly. Moreover, discrimination in employment is officially banned since 2022 | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal in some contexts |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly. Moreover, discrimination in employment is officially banned since 2022 |
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | old one was fake | According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal but neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly |
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| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Description | Even though it is not strictly prohibited by law, according to the constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal in Kazakhstan. Moreover, discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022 | old one was fake |
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| Sources | I am a citizen of Kazakhstan | old one was fake |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | Discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022 | Even though it is not strictly prohibited by law, according to the constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal in Kazakhstan. Moreover, discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022 |
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| Sources | My citizenship | I am a citizen of Kazakhstan |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "This is flat out wrong. There are no constitutional remedies to discrimination. Kazakhstan also has freedom of speech and assembly in its constitution, rights that are not respected at all by the state."
- Newer law has been passed "There's no law prohibiting discrimination in employment "
- Date is incorrect "From 2022? ????"
- Sources are invalid or broken ""citizenship" is not a valid source "
- Status is not correct "Discrimination against LGBT people is not explicitly banned "