Ombudsman Claims Decline in Torture; Rights Activists Disagree

    Kazakh Ombudsman Askar Shakirov says the situation regarding torture in the country has improved significantly, a statement many human rights activists dispute, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.     Shakirov said at an international conference in Astana on March 24 that the number of complaints about torture and abuse of power in prisons fell...