Akyikatchy (Ombudsman) of the Kyrgyz Republic Atyr Abdrakhmatova took part in a round table on the presentation of monitoring the observance of the rights of girls from gender-based violence, schoolchildren on protection from crime, delinquency and violence in the city of Naryn, Naryn region.

In her welcoming speech, Atyr Abdrakhmatova noted that her goal as an ombudsman is to strengthen interaction between various bodies and organizations for the prevention and prevention of offenses. She also demanded that the prosecutor’s office react to the facts given in the monitoring materials.

The monitoring was carried out by the Institute of the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic (Akyikatchy) together with the League of Defenders of the Rights of the Child public foundation with the technical support of the Program Office of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Interviews and group focus discussions were conducted among 700 students in grades 7-11, Naryn schools. Their goal was to identify the current situation with school racketeering and other manifestations of violence against children and youth in the city of Naryn in the Kyrgyz Republic.

41.46% of respondents answered that they need help to protect themselves from violence. At the same time, the responses of children of different ages differ significantly. Grade 7 students are more willing to directly state that they need help.

While already by the 8th grade, children obviously fall under the influence of the criminal subculture (adopt its values ​​and rules), which promotes a response to violence with violence, and not reporting the facts of an offense, a crime, keeping secrets within the community (teenagers, young people, influencing them). The wording of the answer “I can stand up for myself, but she (help) would not hurt” appears. Not a single respondent from the 8th grade students gave an unequivocal answer that he/she does not need help in protecting himself from violence.

“According to the study, school racketeering is a mass phenomenon in Naryn. At the same time, 17.6% of respondents face it every day. School racketeering is carried out mainly by high school students (48.32%) and adults (22.41%). At the same time, adults (parents, specialists working with children) enjoy the minimum trust of schoolchildren who are faced with racketeering, most of the children turn to a friend for help (58.15%),” said Nazgul Turdubekova, head of the League of Children’s Rights Defenders.

The report presents conclusions and recommendations.