Kyrgyzstan: Stop the law denying LGBT+ rights
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In Kyrgyzstan, a parent could be legally restricted from supporting their own child.
A person could be blocked from updating their identity documents.
A doctor could be barred from providing basic medical care.
This is what a new law would make legal.
On 30 January 2026, MP Marlen Mamataliev submitted a draft law — 'On Amendments to the Legislative Acts of the Kyrgyz Republic' — for public discussion. If passed, it would:
- Make it illegal for trans people to update their identity documents, meaning they could be forced to carry papers that do not reflect who they are, exposing them to discrimination every time they show ID.
- Ban access to medical care that doctors currently provide, except in a narrow set of circumstances defined by the state.
- Restrict parents from supporting children who do not conform to rigid, government-defined rules — putting families under state control.
- Ban same-sex marriage and restrict who can legally be recognised as a mother or father.
People would lose jobs, housing, and healthcare. Children would lose the support of their own parents. Anyone who speaks out risks being silenced.
This is a human rights emergency. Add your name.
We are writing as people who believe that every person — regardless of who they are — deserves the right to a legal identity, access to medical care, and the freedom to live safely with their family.
The draft law submitted by MP Marlen Mamataliev on 30 January 2026 would violate these rights. It would prevent people from updating their identity documents, bar access to healthcare, restrict parents from supporting children who do not conform to state-defined rules, and ban same-sex marriage.
These are not abstract concerns. This law would cause direct, serious harm to real people in Kyrgyzstan and it would give state officials sweeping new powers that risk being abused.
We call on you to reject this draft law in full.
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