Democratisation and human rights in Central Asia: Problems, development prospects and the role of the international community
Democratisation and human rights in Central Asia: Problems, development prospects and the role of the international community

Author(s): Eugheniy Zhovtis
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Society, Government/Political systems, Studies in violence and power, History of Communism
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Democratisation; Human rights; Central Asia; Communist Party of the Soviet Union;
Summary/Abstract: To understand the reasons for the relative failures of the transition to democracy, the formation of a law-based state and the establishment of respect for human rights in the independent states of Central Asia today, as well as the role of the international community, one has to assess, first of all, the dynamics of the political process in this region of the world. In large part, the origins of the current weakness of democratic processes are theresult of developments during the final decades of Soviet power.

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