President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed the Law “On Freedom of Religion and Religious Associations”.
The law is aimed at ensuring guarantees for the implementation of freedom of religion in accordance with the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and universally recognized principles and norms of international law, as well as international treaties, determines the status, rights and obligations of subjects of religious activity, regulates relations arising in connection with their activities.
The adopted law provides for:
– a more clear regulation of the interaction of the state and religious organizations;
– improving the provisions on state regulation of the activities of religious organizations, including The procedure for creating, implementing and terminating the activities of the subjects of religious activities;
– the establishment of an exhaustive list of actions, the commission of which is prohibited in religious activities;
– clear regulation of the provisions on religious education;
– legal status of an authorized state body for religions;
– a classification of types of subjects of religious activity, as well as determining the procedure for their accounting registration;
– determination of the provisions on the property position, rights, obligations and responsibilities of the subjects of religious activity.
The law comes into force on February 1, 2025.