The undersigned international human rights organisations express profound alarm at the recent approval of a new law by Oliy Majilis, the lower chamber of Uzbekistan’s Parliament, concerning the ...
At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 200 were wounded in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan, after the Uzbek authorities sent riot police in response to public protest...
Uzbekistan’s presidential election on 24 October cannot be considered free and fair. According to independent observers, the process was tainted by a lack of political competition, limited ...
On April 29, Uzbek authorities detained local blogger Miraziz Bazarov, a Russian citizen known for his satirical content criticising the Uzbek government. He was interrog...
We, ILGA-Europe and the undersigned human rights organisations, call on the President and government of Uzbekistan, member of the UN Human Rights Council, to decriminalise same-sex conduct between men...
In a joint statement, we call on the Uzbekistani authorities to decriminalise homosexuality. The statement is signed by Civil Rights Defenders, Amnesty International, Anti-Discrimination Centre Memori...
On 13 May, Civil Rights Defenders signed a joint statement aimed towards the Uzbekistani authorities. The statement calls for an immediate stop of the harrassments against human rights defenders Agzam...
The Uzbekistani authorities should stop harassing human rights activists, including those recently released from prison, and ensure their safety, Amnesty International, Civil Rights Defenders, Front L...
Washington, DC, May 16, 2018 Uzbekistan’s president’s meeting with President Donald Trump on May 16, 2018, comes at a time when the Uzbek government has taken steps to improve human rights but needs t...
Civil Rights Defenders welcomes today’s court ruling in Tashkent which ordered the release of Bobomurod Abdullayev, journalist with the independent Moscow-based news website Fergana News, and independ...
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