Information on Petitioners Received by the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Orphans – persons under 18 years of age, whose parents are deceased, or one parent is deceased.
Children without parental care – children under 18 years, without the care of one or both parents, in the following cases:
- death of parents (orphans);
- long-term absence of parents;
- deprivation or limitation of parental rights;
- parents deemed missing or disabled (partially incapacitated);
- illness of parents;
- parents are serving time in institutions or detention facilities, deprived of their liberty, either on suspicion of or accused of committing a crime;
- parent’s avoidance of parenting or protection of children’ rights and interests, including parents’ refusal to take their children to and from educational and medical institutions, social protection, and other similar institutions;
- other cases of children without parental care, as specified by the law.
Disabled person – a person who has a health disorder with a disability, caused by illnesses, or injuries (wounds, trauma, concussions), resulting in limitations to daily life that require his/her social protection.
Disabled child – a person under 18 years of age, who has a health disorder with a disability, caused by illnesses or injuries (wounds, trauma, concussions), resulting in limitations to daily life that require his/her social protection.
Residential Institutions for children – children's homes, social and pedagogical institutions, boarding schools for orphans and children without parental care, auxiliary boarding schools, special general education boarding schools, specialised educational institutions, special medical-educational institutions, and other residential institutions for children.
Information on Petitioners Received by the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Individual petitions, total | 33 | 54 | 58 | 50 | 70 | 58 | 63 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 11 | 24 |
Sex: | ||||||||||||
women | 23 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 15 |
men | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
Collective petitions, total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
Details: | ||||||||||||
number of signatures | 26 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 152 | 30 | 57 | 31 | - | - |
Petitions sent to HRO: | ||||||||||||
Type: | ||||||||||||
by parents (other legal representatives) | 33 | 54 | 58 | 50 | 70 | 58 | 65 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 11 | 24 |
by children | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 |
by legislative deputies | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
by NGOs | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
by other organisations | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
Oral petitions, total | 18 | 41 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 45 | 49 | 22 | 4 | 8 | - | 3 |