Two years after the Zhanaozen killings - Where now for human and workers´ rights in Kazakhstan?
15.00-15.10 Opening remarks by Paul Murphy MEP
15.10- 15.35 Showing of documentary “Zhanaozen – the unknown tragedy” –
With introductory remarks by Denis Bilunov – founding member of Russia's 5th December movement
15.35 -16.15 Zhanaozen and the oil workers' strike
A chronic of what happened, its national impact and the situation of the victims
Mukhtar Umbetov – representative of trade union “Aktau” which organises workers from oil company “Karazhanbasmunai”
Kinzhigali Suienov – representative of trade union “Aktau” which organises workers from oil company “Karazhanbasmunai”
16.15 – 16.35 Kazakhstan and the OSCE
Myth and reality
16.35 – 17.30 Where now for human and workers' rights in Kazakhstan?
Trends and developments in the aftermath of the Zhanaozen events
Brigitte Dufour, Director International Partnership for Human Rights
Ainur Kurmanov, Deputy General Secretary of the independent trade union “Zhanartu”
Anna Koj, Open dialog foundation
Bolat Atabayev, Theatre director, winner of the Goethe Medal and human rights activist
Concrete cases:
Political prisoners and the right to a fair trial in the aftermath of Zhanaozen
The cases of Vadim Kuramshin, Vladimir Kozlow, Roza Tuletaeva and others
Robert Jones, Campaign Kazakhstan
Anna Koj, Open dialog foundation
17.30- 18.10 The European Parliament perspective – What is to be done?
Follow up on its human rights resolution and on its recommendations for the negotiations for an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement
Nicole Kiil- Nielsen, MEP Greens/EFA group and Vice Chair of Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia
Audrone Perkauskiene, European External Action Service (EEAS)
18.10-18.30 International solidarity from below
Representative from Belgian trade union ABVV Antwerp (tbc)
Mukhtar Umbetov – representative of trade union “Aktau” which organises workers from oil company “Karazhanbasmunai”
Press contact: Gianfranco Battistini, +32 475 64 66 28 – email: [email protected]