Kyrgyz Presidential Administration Initiates Bill Allowing Revision Of Constitutional Court Decisions

Kyrgyzstan's presidential administration on July 17 initiated a bill that would allow the Constitutional Court to revise its decisions at the request of the president or the court’s chairperson. Currently, the Constitutional Court's decisions are final and cannot be changed. The move comes days after the court ordered the government to legalize matronymic names following a feminist activist's long-running battle to allow children to choose to also use their mothers' names in legal documents. The decision sparked controversy in the country. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.