Roza Rodriguez Trial
INTRODUCTION
During her trial in 2012, a woman by the name of Roza Tulebaeva was tortured by security officers. They were there to arrest her on the belief that she was one of the leaders of the 2011 December Violence. She recalls that “[the] security officers suspended her by her hair, put a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her and subjected her to sexual humiliation”. She also claims that they “threatened to harm her 14-year-old daughter”. As a result of these allegations, the government of Kazakhstan, instead of seeing that the security guards were at fault, sentenced her to 5 years in prison for “inciting social discord”. Although in this incident she was not able to prove her innocence and obtain justice, Kazakhstan's government …show more content…
Just being under the suspicion that someone is connected to an event that the government doesn't approve of could affect your life as well as those around you. The right to no torture is being violated by security personnel who think that, because they are part of the government, the officers then have power over the civilians and can harm them without consequences. In the December 2011 protests “at least 15 people were killed and more than 100 seriously injured when security forces used excessive and lethal force to disperse the crowds in protests in Zhanaozen” This event …show more content…
The Soviet Union was giving more jobs and other important positions in government to ethnic Russians, lessening the Kazakhs hold on the government and giving Russia a stronger hold on the state. Sixty years later, in 1990, - “The Supreme Soviet elects Nursultan Nazarbayev first Kazakh president and on October [25] declares state sovereignty.” Then on December 16 1991, Kazakhstan had finally declared independence from the soviet union and became a free state. After independence Kazakhstan began to set up their government and began creating a new constitution, increasing presidential power, establishing treaties for trade and security in the country. After their government is mostly set up, on May 2007 “Parliament votes to allow President Nazarbayev to stay in office for an unlimited number of terms.” Even though he is an ethnic Kazakh, he still wanted to keep power and control over the country, which then in turn
During her trial in 2012, a woman by the name of Roza Tulebaeva was tortured by security officers. They were there to arrest her on the belief that she was one of the leaders of the 2011 December Violence. She recalls that “[the] security officers suspended her by her hair, put a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her and subjected her to sexual humiliation”. She also claims that they “threatened to harm her 14-year-old daughter”. As a result of these allegations, the government of Kazakhstan, instead of seeing that the security guards were at fault, sentenced her to 5 years in prison for “inciting social discord”. Although in this incident she was not able to prove her innocence and obtain justice, Kazakhstan's government …show more content…
Just being under the suspicion that someone is connected to an event that the government doesn't approve of could affect your life as well as those around you. The right to no torture is being violated by security personnel who think that, because they are part of the government, the officers then have power over the civilians and can harm them without consequences. In the December 2011 protests “at least 15 people were killed and more than 100 seriously injured when security forces used excessive and lethal force to disperse the crowds in protests in Zhanaozen” This event …show more content…
The Soviet Union was giving more jobs and other important positions in government to ethnic Russians, lessening the Kazakhs hold on the government and giving Russia a stronger hold on the state. Sixty years later, in 1990, - “The Supreme Soviet elects Nursultan Nazarbayev first Kazakh president and on October [25] declares state sovereignty.” Then on December 16 1991, Kazakhstan had finally declared independence from the soviet union and became a free state. After independence Kazakhstan began to set up their government and began creating a new constitution, increasing presidential power, establishing treaties for trade and security in the country. After their government is mostly set up, on May 2007 “Parliament votes to allow President Nazarbayev to stay in office for an unlimited number of terms.” Even though he is an ethnic Kazakh, he still wanted to keep power and control over the country, which then in turn