Constitution (excerpts)

Constitution of Kyrgyz Republic (excerpts)

Excerpt from Clause 6, Article 16 of the KR Constitution:

“Everyone shall have the right to get acquainted with his/her personal information held by government agencies, local
self-government bodies, institutions and organizations, unless such information constitutes a state or other secret
protected by law.”

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Excerpt from Clause 9, Article 16 of the KR Constitution:

“Everyone shall have the right to freely gather, store and use information as well as disseminate it verbally, in writing or
otherwise.”

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Excerpts from Article 19 of the KR Constitution:

5. Everyone shall have the right to confidentiality of correspondence, telephone, telegraph,
postal, and other communication.
This right may only be limited in accordance with law.
6. Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of his/her private life, to respect for and
protection of his/her honor and dignity.
No gathering, storage, use or dissemination of confidential information about a person without
his/her consent shall be permitted, except as provided for under law.
Everyone shall have the right to get acquainted with his/her personal information held by
government agencies, local self-government bodies, institutions and organizations, unless such
information constitutes a state or other secret protected by law.
Each person is guaranteed judicial protection of the right to refute inauthentic information about
him/herself and the members of his/her family and the right to demand withdrawal of any
information, as well as the right to compensation for material and moral damage inflicted by the
gathering, storage and distribution of inauthentic information.