BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan recently repatriated 95 wives and children of Kyrgyz Islamic State (IS) militants from Syria, in the second such operation this year. But the task is just beginning for the ...

Kyrgyzstan has a notably young population, with children aged under 17 accounting for 37 percent of the country's total population, according to data published Monday by the National Statistical ...

Police in Kyrgyzstan are probing a gruesome case of underage sexual violence involving an underage girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by numerous men near the capital, Bishkek. The horrific case ...

A chartered plane flew into Kyrgyzstan from Syria last week carrying 59 Kyrgyz nationals in the latest phase on an ongoing mission to repatriate the families of militant fighters who enlisted in the ...

The President of the Kyrgyz Republic is urged to return the draft law to the Jogorku Kenesh (Supreme Council) for thorough revision, with the participation of experts in the field, and an analysis of ...

Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have adopted legislation they say is designed to protect children from “harmful information,” but which appears in part intended to marginalize minority communities. Freedom of ...

We write in advance of the 94th Pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (“the committee”) and its review of Kyrgyzstan to highlight areas of concern regarding the government of ...

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GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomes a new law in Kyrgyzstan, coming into effect on 24 June, to ensure that all children born in the country will be registered at birth, regardless of ...