International refugee status no longer guarantees protection from political persecution. Non-democratic states are using more and more sophisticated methods of oppression, exploiting Interpol mechanisms in order to set ‘traps’ for their opponents abroad.

Jan Olbrycht, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa lodged a written inquiry with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the extradition procedure ongoing with regards to Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights, the French League of Human Rights and other human rights organisations have repeatedly underlined the political nature of the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov

In his letter to President of France, Francois Hollande, Member of the Polish Parliament, Tomasz Makowski, called for "a large measure of self-control in cooperation with the Republic of Kazakhstan until the country steps onto the path of respect for human rights and democratic change".

European Parliament members: Nicole Kiil Nielsen, Barbara Lochbihler and Franziska Keller issued a query on Alma Shalabayeva’s deportation.

Parliamentary questions: Use of secret services and Interpol arrest warrants by authoritarian states to persecute opposition and political dissidents living in Europe.

Parliamentary questions: Kazakhstan: The Case of Zinaida Mukhortova,

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has today published the report on its sixth periodic visit to Spain.

European Parliament Resolution on the situation of human rights observance in Kazakhstan.

Resolution of the European Parliament of 22 November 2012, containing European Parliament recommendations for the Council, Commission and European External Action Service on negotiations on the revised partnership and cooperation agreement between the EU and Kazakhstan.

Resolution of the European Parliament of 15th March 2012 on Kazakhstan.