On May 17 of this year a seminar entitled “Promotion of legal Literacy” took place. The seminar was conducted by a judge of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic, Chinara Aidarbekova.

At the seminar Chinara Aidarbekova gave detailed account on eradicating legal illiteracy and aspects that should be taken into consideration in promoting literacy. “If each individual is aware of his or her rights, we’ll move farther away from violence, deception and fraud,” she said.

In addition, she provided information on counteracting domestic violence and receiving free legal support. At the end of the seminar she answered the questions of the students and expressed her gratitude to the organizers.

Prepared by Adinai Kurmanova
Translated by Bermet Kozhoshova