Agency spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis said that on March 7, Kazakh authorities extradited Kyrgyz opposition activist Dastan Kadyrov, despite his request for asylum, as well as UN intervention in the case.
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Pagonis said the extradition violated the 1951 UN refugee convention.
Kazakhstan has faced similar criticism by rights groups for allegedly arresting and extraditing Uzbek asylum seekers last November.
(AP)
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