The first criminal cases for forced marriage have been registered in Kazakhstan, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

(Berlin, June 24, 2025) – A woman from western Kazakhstan who experienced two decades of severe domestic abuse by her former husband is to be retried for allegedly conspiring to murder him, Human ...

Police confirmed that forcing someone into marriage will now bring a maximum ... Asia's fight for gender equality. In June 2024, Kazakhstan became the first CIS nation to adopt a comprehensive law on ...

Young women are abducted, often in broad daylight, and taken to a man’s house, where they are pressured into accepting his marriage proposal. It’s illegal in both countries but recently the president ...