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.
