Expert Forums on Criminal Justice for Central Asia

The Expert Forum aimed to offer participants the opportunity to discuss and to exchange experiences and good practices related to the current criminal justice and judicial reforms in the region. During the six plenary sessions and four working groups, participants discussed the following issues: investigative measures at the pre-trial stage, the use of preventive measures including alternatives to detention, rules of evidence, the status and role of defence lawyers, jury trials, the division of offences in the criminal sphere, plea bargaining and abbreviated procedures, and the impact of justice actors’ gender on justice delivery.