bullying
The publication “Schools without Violence: A Comprehensive Plan to Protect Children from Bullying and Violence in Kazakhstan” was prepared with the support of the IWPR Representative Office in Central Asia and the regional analytical platform CABAR.asia. (more…)
Young people in Uzbekistan, just as in other countries, try to express themselves in different ways. In the cities of the country, you can meet emo, goths, rockers, anime and cosplayers, gamers, etc. But their outward differences shock the population of Uzbekistan, and many confuse them with the LGBTQ community. They are bullied, harassed, and kidnapped because of these differences.
«Most of the measures against school racketeering are formal, but in reality do not affect the situation at all. The current system does not provide for an individual approach to violators,» – researcher Anna Zubenko, mentioned in her article written specifically for CABAR.asia.