Kazakhstan urged to reform - 6 Oct 09

Since being awarded the 2010 chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe better known as the OSCE - Kazakhstan has pledged to undertake meaningful political reforms.

But with questions over the way the country is run and a poor human rights record, many observers are asking is the first ex-soviet state to chair Europe's leading human rights and elections watchdog up to the task.

Robin Forestier Walker reports from Almaty the capital of Kazakhstan.

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