Kazakhstan’s ‘First’ Women’s March

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image International Women’s Day march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 8, 2021. © 2021 Human Rights Watch By Vika Kim International Women’s Day 2021, on Monday, was the first time authorities in Almaty, Kazakhstan allowed a march celebrating the day to proceed. I joined the five-kilometer march along one of the city’s main roads, with hundreds of people of different ages and genders, all seeking to draw attention to women’s rights in Kazakhstan. Participants demanded gender equality and respect for women’s rights, including the rights of lesbian, bisexual, queer, and transgender…

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