MNU Student Ombudsmen Club reviewed its annual work and the ‘JauapBer’ project

The Student Ombudsmen Club at MNU’s Institute of Constitutional and Political Studies held a reporting meeting on its work over the preceding year. The meeting addressed ‘JauapBer’, a project on juvenile crime in Kazakhstan that aims to develop schoolchildren’s legal awareness and prevent offences by explaining the consequences of breaking the law.

Club members reported work on legal literacy, understanding the legal and social consequences of crime, and engaging pupils in dialogue about legal norms and responsibility. They also discussed a project providing students with information about fundamental constitutional rights and respect for personal rights and freedoms.

Eleventh-grade pupils from School No. 17 who had participated in ‘JauapBer’ attended in support of the Club. Members discussed their research achievements and the atmosphere of support between faculty and students in the Scientific School of Constitutional Law. The Club acknowledged Sergey Pen and Olga Bektibayeva for supporting its initiatives and academic environment. The Institute continues work on connections between generations of rights defenders and researchers; the Club announced readiness for further projects.

The work is linked to SDG 16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, through legal education for schoolchildren and students. The reported activities do not provide a quantified assessment of changes in legal literacy or crime levels.