The goal of this comparative analysis is to identify legal barriers, as well as problems in areas where necessary legislation already exists, but does not fully ensure the realization of the rights and freedoms of gay men, other MSM, and trans* people. For this analysis, ECOM developed a methodology and questionnaire that was completed by local partners in Kazakhstan.
When analyzing legal practices, judicial practice and government statistics were taken into account, as well as reports of activists, information and statistics from organizations involved in documenting and protecting from human rights violations, press reports, and the reports of non-governmental organizations to international bodies.
