International. R. at 99-101. She has traveled to
Kazakhstan to investigate revocation and denial of
Kazak
citizenship
individuals.
Ms.
and
the
Lynch
plight
contends
of
stateless
that
ethnic
minorities, especially Chechens, are disfavored in
Kazakhstan and discriminated against with regards
to obtaining or maintaining Kazak citizenship. R.
at 99-101.
Other reports presented by Petitioners support
Ms. Lynch’s expert testimony, asserting that the
Kazak government uses citizenship as a political
tool
to
keep
certain
ethnic
groups
oppressed,
prevent them from voting, and subject them to other
bureaucratic persecution, such as denying them the
right
to
work,
the
right
to
enroll
in
public
school, the right to travel freely, the right to
identity documents, and the right to state-funded
services. The Petitioners contend that they, too,
have
been
victims
of
the
30
Kazak
government’s
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