This package contains country-specific resources for Kyrgyzstan.
The collection includes publications, manuals, resources for trainers, documentary films, interviews with women leaders, international, national, and regional laws, event records, and oral histories.
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Tolekan Ismailova Oral History (audio files, English)
Published:This resource page links to the audio recording files for Tolekan Ismailova's oral history interviews (Kyrgyzstan).
2016 Bir Duino Film Festival (video, French)
Published:2016 Bir Duino Film Festival on Human Rights
Bir Duino: Results of the Mission to Risk and Disaster Zones in Issyk-Kul Region (video, English)
Published:In August 2024, Bir Duino visited disaster-affected communities in Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul region to assess the impact of devastating
Citizenship Law of Kyrgyzstan (document, English)
Published:Citizenship Law of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2007.
Citizenship Law of Kyrgyzstan (document, Kyrgyz)
Published:Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, May 21, 2007 (N 70).
Citizenship Law of Kyrgyzstan (document, Russian)
Published:Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, May 21, 2007 (N 70).
Climate Justice Campaign Booklet (booklet, English)
Published:The existential urgency of climate change and human survival requires mutual learning and global action. Women are most affected by
Constitution of Kyrgyzstan (document, English)
Published:The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2010 with Amendments through 2016.
Constitution of Kyrgyzstan (document, Kyrgyz)
Published:The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (December 28, 2016, amended by Law No. 218). Originally enacted in 2010.
Constitution of Kyrgyzstan (document, Russian)
Published:The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2010, with amendments through 2016.
Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan (document, Kyrgyz)
Published:Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 10 of January 24, 2017
Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan (document, Russian)
Published:Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 10 of January 24, 2017
Equality: It's All in the Family (video, Kyrgyz)
Published:Experts discuss the spectrum of family laws defining relations between men and women, and examine their impact on women’s rights.
Equality: It's All in the Family (video, Russian)
Published:Experts discuss the spectrum of family laws defining relations between men and women, and examine their impact on women’s rights.
Family Code of Kyrgyzstan (document, Russian)
Published:Family Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (No. 201), 2003, with amendments through 2018.
Feminist Leadership on Climate Justice: An Intersectional Dialogue across Borders (video, English)
Published:As part of the 66th Commission on the Status of Women WLP and Cepia brought together climate and gender activists from four continents for a
From Fear to Freedom: Ending Violence Against Women (video, Arabic)
Published:Leading activists discuss campaigns to end gender-based violence around the globe and their accounts of important gains to-date.
Gender Montage (Kyrgyzstan): Paradigms in Post Soviet Space: Red Butterflies Where two Springs Merge (video, English subtitles)
Published:Gender Montage is a series of nine films from nine countries that explores the state of women in the Post-Soviet era. This documentary
Human Rights: The Unfinished Journey (video, Russian and Kyrgyz)
Published:An exploration of the linkages between women’s rights and human rights, and the continuing significance of rights in policymaking.
Iranian Women's One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality: The Inside Story (Translation Series) (book, Russian)
Published:This book details the history, strategies, and goals of the historic One Million Signatures campaign for women’s equality in Iran.
Leading to Choices Television Documentary (video, Russian)
Published:A television documentary produced by WLP Kyrgyzstan/Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) (now Bir Duino), presents CAC's programming using WLP
Leading to Choices Television Documentary [Part 1] (video, English)
Published:Part 1 of a television documentary produced by WLP Kyrgyzstan/Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) (now Bir Duino), which describes CAC's
Leading to Choices Television Documentary [Part 2] (video, English)
Published:Part 2 of a television documentary produced by WLP Kyrgyzstan/Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) (now Bir Duino), which discusses the
Leading to Choices Television Documentary [Part 3] (video, English)
Published:Part 3 of a television documentary produced by WLP Kyrgyzstan/Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) (now Bir Duino), which discusses leadership
Legal Analysis of the Death Penalty in Kyrgyzstan (document, English)
Published:This legal analysis by Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan examines the potential consequences of reinstating the death penalty in the Kyrgyz Republic
Penal Code of Kyrgyzstan (document, English)
Published:Criminal Code of the Kyrgyzstan Republic No. 68 of October 1, 1997 (as amended up to Law No. 57 of February 13, 2006).
Sexual Violence and Disability in Kyrgyzstan: Law, Policy, Practice and Access to Justice (document, English)
Published:Globally, approximately 736 million women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. For women and girls with disabilities
Solidary in Action: Feminist Strategies for a Changing World (document, English)
Published:In July 2025, Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) convened leaders from 16 partner countries in Casablanca, Morocco to mark 25 years as a
Violence Against Women Prevention Law of Kyrgyzstan (document, Kyrgyz)
Published:Violence Against Women Prevention Law of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2017.
Violence Against Women Prevention Law of Kyrgyzstan (document, Russian)
Published:Violence Against Women Prevention Law of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2017.
When Home Is Where the Harm Is [Part 2] (video, English)
Published:WLP's family law initiative and discussion continues during part two of the CSW60 event: When Home is Where the Harm is: Family Law Reform