Human Rights Dissemination in Central Asia : : Human Rights Education and Capacity Building in the Post-Soviet Space.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Political Science Series
• Author: Mihr, Anja.
• TeilnehmendeR: Wittke, Cindy.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (134 pages)

This open access book explores the field of human rights dissemination in Central Asia. Offering a comparative perspective on five post-Soviet Central Asian states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, it examines compliance with international human rights standards in these countries. The contributions capture various aspects of human rights dissemination through educational programs, seminars, training, and empowerment programs at Central Asian universities, together with Central Asian NGOs/CSOs and international organizations. The book shows that a change of behavior among state and non-state actors in the region can only happen when both local and international actors, usually international donors, jointly take action to report, train, and empower people in human rights. This book is an invitation to anyone interested in the (troubled) nexus between international human rights norms and standards and their implementation on the local level, as well as in the effective empowerment of citizen in the region.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Human Rights in Central Asia - Between Internationalization and Nation-Building (Hien) -- Chapter 2. Human Rights in Central Asia: Challenges and Perspectives (Sayapin) -- Chapter 3. Human Rights Education and Human Rights in Central Asia (Mihr) -- Chapter 4. Human Rights as a Concept of Public Law: Challenges for Central Asian Higher Education Systems (Atadjamov) -- Chapter 5. Transnational Higher Education in Central Asia: The Case of Kazakhstan (Varpahovskis) -- Chapter 6. Redesigning the Law Curriculum in Uzbekistan (Ismatov) -- Chapter 7. Inclusive Human Rights Education in Tajikistan (Husnidinzoda) -- Chapter 8. Awareness in Central Asian States of Discrimination Against Labor Migrants Abroad (Ysamanova) -- Chapter 9. Gender Equality and International Human Rights Law in Kyrgyzstan (Erisheva) -- Part I. Annex -- Chapter 10. Samarkand Declaration.