View of the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan: The new law undermines the efforts to prevent torture, warns the Supreme Commissioner of the UN Human Rights Human rights The adoption of a new law in Kyrgyzstan, abolishing an independent body to prevent torture, undermines efforts to prevent torture in the country, said the Supreme Commissioner of the UN Human Rights Folker Turk. 62 ~ “the decision to abolish the independent body to monitor the prevention of torture and transfer its authority to the Ombudsman Institute, which is not yet completely independent, contradicts the obligations of Kyrgyzstan in the field of human rights,” said Turk. 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ 62On September 23, the authorities of Kyrgyzstan announced that President Sadyr Zhaparov signed a law prescribing the closure of the National Center for Torture (NCPP) and the transfer of his authority to the ombudsman. ~ 60 >~ 60 > “NCPP is a model for the entire Central Asian region, the only independent national human rights management, corresponding to international standards, ”said the Supreme Commissioner. ~ 60 >“ During my visit to Kyrgyzstan in March this year, I emphasized how important it is to maintain the independence of the National Committee to prevent torture, to provide it with sufficient resources and access necessary for the effective fulfillment of its functions, ”added it He. 60 > Turk called the authorities to take urgent measures to ensure uninterrupted monitoring in the field of prevention of torture, create a new structure under the Ombudsman Institute in accordance with the contractual obligations of Kyrgyzstan and ensure its operating and financial Independence. 60 > “It is also extremely important that civil society and independent experts are provided with & nbsp; a clear advisory role in this process and in the future of preventive monitoring,” said the Turk. national The torture prevention center was created in 2012 – after Kyrgyzstan joined in 2008 to an optional protocol to the torture convention. The key obligation of the country on the protocol is to create an independent body to monitor the prevention of torture, which is instructed to conduct regular visits to all places of imprisonment.