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8MarchKZ

8MarchKZ is a grassroots feminist human rights initiative in Almaty, Kazakhstan that unites for the purpose of organizing annual feminist and women’s march in Almaty on 8 March. The organizing committee of the initiative includes a diverse group of women human rights defenders, who work to promote and protect women and LGBTIQ+ rights. The first Women’s March in Almaty happened in 2017.

Human rights defenders (HRDs) in Kazakhstan are faced with physical and verbal threats, acts of intimidation, judicial harassment, and arbitrary detention; their work continues to be hindered by legislative obstacles that vastly infringe on the rights to freedom of association, assembly, and expression, as well as human rights monitoring and promotion.