Inquiry Commission on Human Rights

Inquiry into the treatment of Zhanbolat Mamay by the Republic of Kazakhstan

In August 2022, a group of Kazakhstani citizens concerned with the increase in human rights violations, political detentions and political prosecutions in Kazakhstan constituted a Commission of Inquiry known as the ‘Inquiry Commission into the Treatment of Zhanbolat Mamay by the Republic of Kazakhstan’ (the Commission).

The Commission chaired by Lord Ken Macdonald KC includes senior members of the UK parliament, Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP and Rushanara Ali MP. The Commission is mandated to investigate allegations of serious human rights and international law violations by the Kazakhstani government against its own people.

Read more about the Commission and its work below.


Our Mandate

Find out here what the Commission is mandated to investigate

Meet the Commissioners

Read the profiles of the high-level members of the Inquiry Commission on Kazakhstan here

Our Terms of Reference

Learn how the Commission will conduct its investigation and the standard the Commission will work to