Date of publication:
01/07/2026
Kyrgyzstan
Do domestic laws and policies provide forcibly displaced and stateless persons with access to administrative or judicial remedies when they are denied the registration of vital events or the recognition, issuance, or replacement of civil, identity and tr
Assessment by population
Analysis
The laws and policies of the Kyrgyz Republic guarantee refugees legally in the country the protection of their rights and freedoms, including the possibility of going to court in case of their violation. The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic in Article 52 establishes that foreign citizens and stateless persons in the territory of the republic have the same rights and obligations as citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, except for cases stipulated by laws or international treaties. This provision covers the right to judicial protection, confirmed in Article 61 of the Constitution, which guarantees everyone the right to protect their rights and freedoms in court. The state is also obliged to promote the development of extra-judicial and pre-trial methods of protecting rights, ensuring access to justice for all. The Constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On the Supreme Court and Local Courts" dated November 15, 2021 No. 134 in Article 3 enshrines the principle of equality of all before the law and the court, guarantees an impartial consideration of cases and the right of everyone to apply to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. This right extends not only to citizens of Kyrgyzstan, but also to asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons legally staying in Kyrgyzstan, allowing them to protect their rights and restore violated freedoms. The Law on Refugees of March 25, 2002, No. 44, in Article 6, confirms the right of persons applying for recognition as refugees and refugees to judicial protection in the event of violation of their rights. In accordance with the international obligations of Kyrgyzstan, this Law prohibits discrimination on any grounds, including refugee status, and ensures equal treatment of all persons. Moreover, Article 12 of the Law establishes that decisions and actions of state authorities and administration bodies, local government bodies and officials that infringe on the rights of a refugee established by the legislation of Kyrgyzstan in the field of refugees may be appealed to the relevant state bodies or to the court. An important addition is contained in Article 20 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens" dated December 14, 1993 No. 1296-XII, according to which foreign citizens have the right to apply to the court and other state bodies for the protection of their personal, property, family and other rights. They exercise procedural rights in court on an equal basis with citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic. In accordance with Article 10 of the Law on Acts of Civil Status dated August 1, 2020 № 110, refusal of state registration of an act of civil status may be appealed in the manner determined by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of administrative activities and administrative procedures. Thus, the national legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic does not contain provisions excluding the right of asylum seekers and refugees to administrative and judicial protection.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
The Law on Acts of Civil Status
- Year: 2020
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2020/en/124348?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?order=desc&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Kyrgyzstan&sort=score&ss_collection_name%5B%5D=Legal+Instruments&result=result-124348-en
Legal provision
Article 10 - Refusal of state registration of a civil status act
Refusal of state registration of a civil status act 1. State registration of a civil status act shall be refused in the following cases: 1) if state registration is contrary to this Law; 2) if the documents do not meet the requirements imposed on them by this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic, except for the cases provided for in Part 5 of Article 13 of this Law; 3) if there are grounds preventing the registration of civil status acts provided for by the Family Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and this Law. 2. At the request of a person (his representative) who has been refused state registration of a civil status act, the head of the civil registry office is obliged to inform this person (his representative) of the reasons for the refusal in writing. 3. Refusal of state registration of a civil status act may be appealed in the manner determined by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the sphere of administrative activity and administrative procedures.
The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Refugees
- Year: 2002
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2002/en/119852?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?keywords=Law+on+refugees&order=desc&page=1&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Kyrgyzstan&sort=score&result=result-119852-en
Legal provision
Article 6 - Rights and obligations of a person who has applied for recognition as a refugee
A person applying for recognition as a refugee in the Kyrgyz Republic and his family members have the right to: - move freely throughout the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the exception of areas closed to foreign citizens in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic; - reside in a place of temporary settlement and use public utilities; - use medical care; - to have the Kyrgyz Republic assist in obtaining information about relatives living in the country of citizenship; - to voluntarily return to the country of citizenship; - to leave for a place of residence in a foreign country; - to be provided with judicial protection; - to receive an education; - to receive the services of an interpreter; - to be exempt from paying expenses related to the consideration of an application for refugee status at all stages.
The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens"
- Year: 1993
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Education, Freedom of movement, Liberty & security of person, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1993/en/147104?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?keywords=On+the+Legal+Status+of+Foreign+Citizens&order=desc&page=1&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Kyrgyzstan&sort=score&result=result-147104-en
Legal provision
Article 20 - Protection of the rights of foreign citizens
Foreign citizens in the Kyrgyz Republic have the right to appeal to the court and other state bodies to protect their personal, property, family and other rights. They enjoy procedural rights in court on an equal basis with citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Constitutional Act on the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Year: 2021
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Liberty & security of person
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2021/ru/150127
Legal provision
Article 3 - Principles of administration of justice
Principles of Administration of Justice 1. No one may be deprived of the right to have his case considered in the court to whose jurisdiction it is assigned by the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic, except for cases stipulated by law. 2. All are equal before the law and the court. The courts shall not give preference to any bodies, persons, parties to the proceedings on the basis of their state, social, sexual, racial, national, linguistic or political affiliation, or depending on their origin, property and official status, place of residence, place of birth, attitude to religion, beliefs, membership in public associations, as well as on other grounds not stipulated by law.