IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Decree removes protection for family murders but is not enough for some.
Disputes mainly centre on whether violence against detainees is a rare aberration or an accepted method of extracting confessions.
IWPR editor Aida Kasymalieva reviews the election news of the last week, and describes how a scheduled series of radio and TV debates have failed to materialise.
Candidates in the forthcoming Kyrgyz presidential election are focusing on meeting potential voters rather than on media appearances.
Parliament is reviewing legislation that would ban the use of right-hand drive cars as taxis. Alina Kenjeeva reports that taxi drivers with Japanese-import cars are worried for their future.