Event: Country Safeguard Systems: Central and West Asia KGZ: Act of the Kyrgyz Republic on the basic elements of state guarantees ensuring gender equality 31 January 2003 View File This Act regulates matters relating to the granting of equal rights and opportunities to persons of both sexes in social, political, economic, cultural and other areas of human life; its purpose is to protect men and women from discrimination based on sex; it is intended to promote progressive democratic relations between men and women on the basis of national traditions; it affords state guarantees to ensure that they have equal rights Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Download Topics Gender Equality