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* Click [https://www.equaldex.com/region/kyrgyzstan here] to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Kyrgyzstan. As of April 2018, homosexuality is legal and there are laws that protect LGBTQ people from housing discrimination and employment discrimination. However, gay marriage is unrecognized and conversion therapy is not banned. | * Click [https://www.equaldex.com/region/kyrgyzstan here] to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Kyrgyzstan. As of April 2018, homosexuality is legal and there are laws that protect LGBTQ people from housing discrimination and employment discrimination. However, gay marriage is unrecognized and conversion therapy is not banned. | ||
* [http://forumofwomenngos.kg/about-us-2/ Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan (FWNGO)]: "Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan (FWNGO) was set up in 1994... Main areas of the Forum’s activity are included joining of the activities of women’s NGOs, development of women’s networking and training in Kyrgyzstan and in Central Asia, advocacy and lobbying women’s issues, provision of the complex of consultative services to all organization and private individuals dealing with gender issues, publication of newsletter for women, protection of women’s human rights, development and holding educational training effective programs, promoting women’s advancement, their adaptation to new social conditions, organizations and holding of conference, workshop, seminars." | |||
* [http://eca.unwomen.org/en/where-we-are/kyrgyzstan UN Women - Kyrgyzstan]: "UN Women in Kyrgyzstan prioritises initiatives and programmes in these areas that are fundamental to women’s equality and that can unlock progress for both women and men: Economic empowerment, Ending violence against women, Peace and security and engendering humanitarian action, National planning and budgeting and UN system coordination." | |||
* [http://wsc.kg/en/ Women Support Center]: "Women Support Center works to encourage gender equality in Kyrgyzstan through the advancement of human rights and active participation in democratic reforms. It was established in 1995 to promote a democratic society through understanding the role and capacities of each individual." Address: zip 549, Bishkek, 720044, Kyrgyz Republic. Phone: +996312547416. Email: kyrgyzwomen@gmail.com | |||
* [http://www.legacyintl.org/our-impact/archives/kyrgyz-womens-initiative/ Kyrgyz Women’s Leadership Development and NGO Capacity]: This program ended in 2011, but certain elements may still be active. "Kyrgyz Women’s Leadership Development and NGO Capacity – Building is a two-year, multi-phase program. The project is designed to positively impact emerging professionals (community leaders, political leaders, educators, and youth workers), to strengthen grassroots organizations in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, as well as the mutual understanding of the role of civil society in the U.S. and Kyrgyzstan." | |||
* [http://www.learningpartnership.org/kyrgyzstan Human Rights Movement: Bir Duino-Kyrgyzsta]: "Human Rights Movement: Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan, is the successor of the NGO “Citizens Against Corruption” (CAC ), which was founded in May 2000. The mission of Bir Duino is to protect human rights, particularly freedom of association, to defend the political space for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Kyrgyzstan through culture and arts, and to facilitate practical implementation of humanitarian articles, international legal instruments, and other obligations of Kyrgyzstan in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms." | |||
* [http://voicesoncentralasia.org/feminism-through-pictures-how-girls-in-the-south-of-the-kyrgyz-republic-fight-for-womens-rights/ Voices on Central Asia: Feminism through Pictures: How Girls of South Kyrgyzstan Fight for Women’s Rights] | |||
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