Saltanat Tursynbekova (original) (raw)

Saltanat Parhatqyzy Tursynbekova (Kazakh: Салтанат Пархатқызы Тұрсынбекова, romanized: Saltanat Parhatqyzy Tūrsynbekova, Kazakh pronunciation: [səɫtɑnɑt pɑɾχɑtqɯzɯ to̙ɾsɯnbʲekəvɒ]; born 1966) is a Kazakh attorney and civil rights activist who's serving as a deputy chairman of the National Commission on Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President and member of the Public Council of Astana. Throughout her career, Tursynbekova worked within the civil service and a number of law enforcement agencies. She is known to be an outspoken critic of domestic violence in Kazakhstan and as an advocate of women's and children's rights, was one of the founders of the "Kazakhstan Free from Domestic Violence" social project which focused on prevention and response to domestic viole