Shaikhina Gulnaz graduated with honors from the Kazakh Institute of Jurisprudence in International Relations. She has been in the prosecution bodies since 2002 and worked in various positions, including in the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of human rights protection, security and crime prevention. Currently she works as Assistant Rector for International Relations of the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She has participated in international projects of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on topic “Institutional Strengthening of the Justice Sector”, the purpose of which was to increase the institutional capacity and operational efficiency of justice in Kazakhstan (2014-2017). With the support of the project of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Support for Kazakhstani authorities in improving the quality and effectiveness of the judicial system of Kazakhstan”, training events were held for prosecutors and judges of the country (2016-2018). Within the framework of the project of the United Nations Organization Development Program “Improving National Human Rights Mechanisms and the Effective Implementation of the International Obligations of the Republic of Kazak”, trainings were conducted on counteracting domestic and sexual violence (2017-2018). In order to pool resources and synchronize the efforts of member states and partners (Central Asian countries, the CIS), the project “Regional hub to counter global threats” was implemented on a single platform for training specialists and conducting practice-oriented research. The implementation of which continues to the present. Jointly with the Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe programs, a number of projects have been implemented in the field of security and crime prevention in such areas as countering corruption, violent terrorism and religious terrorism, illicit arms and drug trafficking, investigating financial crimes, and cybersecurity. In November 2018, she was a participant in the international course “Extended Access to Justice” (Tokyo, Japan). According to the results of this event, it was recommended, by analogy with the Japan Legal Support Center “Houterasu”, to open legal centers in Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan legal journal published an article on the topic: “International Experience: Alternative Models of Legal Aid”.
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