On May 6, 1999, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe of the United States Congress held a special meeting on the subject of media freedom and human rights in Kazakhstan.
A news release from the CSCE on the hearing
Take links below to read the testimony of participants.
- Jerry Huffrnan, Internews-Central Asian News Advisor Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Akezhan Kazhegeldin, Chairman, National Republican Party of Kazakhstan
- H. E. Bolat Nurgaliyev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States
- Martha Brill Olcott, Senior Associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Peter Svoik, Co-Chair, "Azamat,"
- Ross L. Wilson, Principal Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for the New Independent States
- Evgenii Zhovtis Director, Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Justice