Kyrgyzstan bans cremation after Japarov signs legal amendments
Kyrgyzstan has prohibited the cremation of human remains after President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to the law «On Burial and Funeral Services.»
According to 24.kg, The amendments were adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, on June 25 and will take effect 10 days after their official publication.
Under the revised law, crematoria may not be used to incinerate the bodies of deceased people or foetal remains following abortion or stillbirth.
Such facilities may now be used only for the sanitary thermal disposal of biological materials generated through medical activities, including human organs and tissues.
The amendments also remove provisions regulating cremation as a form of burial, the burial of urns containing ashes, columbaria and memorial walls.
Unidentified and unclaimed bodies may now be buried only in the ground at designated cemeteries.
Specialized facilities for disposing of medical biological waste may be constructed using funds from the national or local budgets, as well as private investment.
The previous version of the law, in force since 2024, permitted cremation and provided a legal framework for the construction and operation of crematoria. Articles 23 and 24 regulated columbaria and cremation facilities.
However, no crematorium for human remains is known to have opened in Kyrgyzstan, despite earlier government plans to regulate their operation.
Cremation is a traditional funeral practice in Buddhism, Hinduism and Shintoism. In Christianity, including the Orthodox tradition, it is not categorically prohibited and may be permitted in certain circumstances, such as when cemetery space is limited.
By contrast, cremation is forbidden in Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism. Islamic tradition requires the deceased to be buried in the ground.
According to media reports, only several hundred people in Kyrgyzstan practice Buddhism. Of the more than 3,200 officially registered religious organizations in the country, only one represents a Buddhist community.
According to 24.kg, The amendments were adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, on June 25 and will take effect 10 days after their official publication.
Under the revised law, crematoria may not be used to incinerate the bodies of deceased people or foetal remains following abortion or stillbirth.
Such facilities may now be used only for the sanitary thermal disposal of biological materials generated through medical activities, including human organs and tissues.
The amendments also remove provisions regulating cremation as a form of burial, the burial of urns containing ashes, columbaria and memorial walls.
Unidentified and unclaimed bodies may now be buried only in the ground at designated cemeteries.
Specialized facilities for disposing of medical biological waste may be constructed using funds from the national or local budgets, as well as private investment.
The previous version of the law, in force since 2024, permitted cremation and provided a legal framework for the construction and operation of crematoria. Articles 23 and 24 regulated columbaria and cremation facilities.
However, no crematorium for human remains is known to have opened in Kyrgyzstan, despite earlier government plans to regulate their operation.
Cremation is a traditional funeral practice in Buddhism, Hinduism and Shintoism. In Christianity, including the Orthodox tradition, it is not categorically prohibited and may be permitted in certain circumstances, such as when cemetery space is limited.
By contrast, cremation is forbidden in Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism. Islamic tradition requires the deceased to be buried in the ground.
According to media reports, only several hundred people in Kyrgyzstan practice Buddhism. Of the more than 3,200 officially registered religious organizations in the country, only one represents a Buddhist community.
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