Can New Laws Hinder Domestic Abuse Against Women in Kazakhstan?
This year’s high-profile murder trial against former minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev put the issue of domestic violence into the spotlight across Kazakhstan. In May 2024, Bishimbayev was found guilty of killing his wife Saltanat Nukenova and sentenced to 24 years in prison. The public outrage that accompanied the trial, sparked a debate on whether making the punishment harsher would curb domestic violence.