Akyikatchy (Ombudsman) Institute of the Kyrgyz Republic conducted a monitoring of the safety of schoolchildren in Naryn city

Akyikatchy A. Abdrakhmatova received several complaints about the increasing the amount of violence and “school racketeering” and the inaction of law enforcement officers in the Naryn region. In this connection, the regional office in the Naryn region of the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic, together with the League of Defenders of the Rights of the Child Public Foundation, monitored compliance with the guarantees of safety and rights of students in nine educational institutions in Naryn city. As part of the monitoring, a survey was conducted among 700 students of various age categories, and meetings were held with juvenile inspectors, social educators, parents and public organizations to discuss the issue of observing children's rights while ensuring public safety and law and order. The results of the monitoring with recommendations for improving the system of protecting children from violence and extortion in schools will be reflected in the report and presented to the public and decision makers.

The monitoring of the safety of schoolchildren in Naryn was carried out with the support of The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Kyrgyzstan.