1. The Region of Central Asia: Introduction: Report on the ECMI Expert Workshop on Central Asia
- Author:
- Sergiusz Bober, Aziz Berdiqulov, and Craig Willis
- Publication Date:
- 12-2018
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
- Abstract:
- In 2018, the ECMI organised a workshop on Central Asia aiming to advance the knowledge and understanding on the region. The workshop covered mainly 4 countries – Kazakhstan (KZ), Kyrgyzstan (KG), Tajikistan (TJ) and Uzbekistan (UZ) and was attended by the ECMI staff. The discussions were organized along four cross-cutting topics: 1. Current Political Situation; 2. Human and Minority Rights; 3. National and Ethnic Minorities (including a sub-section on religion); 4. Border Issues. The present report will provide an overview of the discussions that took place during the workshop, highlight the key points and conclude with suggested follow-up actions by the ECMI. The structure of the report will follow the thematic order of the workshop.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Nationalism, Minorities, Ethnicity, Discrimination, Borders, Civil Rights, and Identity
- Political Geography:
- Central Asia, Middle East, Kazakhstan, Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan