Uzbek Forum Attends EBRD’s Annual Meeting in Samarkand
The annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) took place in...
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Uzbekistan’s improved constitutional rights are meaningless
This article by Umida Niyazova was first published by Asia Nikkei on 8 May, 2023 Law already...
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UZBEK COTTON HARVEST 2022: NO SYSTEMATIC FORCED LABOR OF PICKERS BUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE COTTON SECTOR PUTS FARMERS AND WORKERS AT RISK
During the 2022 cotton harvest, Uzbek Forum monitors found no evidence of systematic, government-imposed forced labor for the second consecutive year.
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No place for independent cotton cooperatives in New Uzbekistan
Cooperatives are being shut down through arbitrary application of the law and the determination of...
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Will Uzbekistan’s first democratically elected trade union survive?
By changing the status of employees to “service providers”, Indorama Agro is decimating union...
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COTTON CHRONICLE 2022: OBSERVATIONS OF UZBEKISTAN’S COTTON HARVEST
The annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, which began in stages in early September, is coming to an...
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Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector Cannot Thrive Without Autonomy for Farmers
Uzbekistan’s 2022 annual cotton harvest is currently in full swing, with farmers across the...
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Ending Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields – Why Only an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Can Ensure Sustainability of Reforms
This article was first published on HURIGHTS OSAKA For decades, forced child and adult labor was...
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New Regulations in Uzbekistan Effectively Impose Government Control on NGOs
Will international donors legitimize Uzbekistan’s tightening grip on civil society? By Umida...
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Call for Intervention by the US Department of Justice to Prevent the Return of Stolen Assets to Gulnara Karimova
To: The United States Department of Justice Copy: The Swiss Federal Office of Justice The Office...
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Illegal Land Confiscations in Uzbekistan: Farmers in Namangan Fight for their Rights and Livelihoods
The modernization of agriculture in Uzbekistan, for which Uzbekistan has received millions of...
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Indorama Agro project, Uzbekistan: unmitigated human rights violations persist
In 2021, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved two loans of USD 70...
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