“Significant risks” remain in Uzbek cotton sector
In this guest column written exclusively for Apparel Insider, Lynn Schweisfurth of the Uzbek Forum...
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New Civil Society Report on Uzbekistan Calls for Independent Institutions as well as Enhanced Transparency and CSO Participation in Asset Recovery Processes
Uzbekistan has enacted significant reforms in recent years to enhance its legislative framework...
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Cotton Campaign Ends its Call for a Global Boycott of Cotton from Uzbekistan
Global Coalition Encourages Responsible Sourcing that Protects Workers’ Rights TASHKENT,...
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Uzbek Civil Society: Do Not Return Frozen Assets to Criminal Company
Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland Swiss Federal Criminal Court Ministry of Justice of...
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Insults, Slander and Human Rights: Uzbek Bloggers Pay a Heavy Price for Exercising Freedom of Speech
An amendment to Uzbekistan’s criminal code that criminalizes online public insult or slander of...
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Uzbek Bloggers and Activists Under Attack – the Cases Mount
As events in Kazakhstan continue to spook neighboring Central Asian countries whose populations...
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“The Door to Uzbekistan has Opened but there is a Risk it Could Slam Shut”
Human rights activist Umida Niyazova spoke to Fergana News about a recent trip to her homeland and...
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Uzbek Civil Society calls on the UK Government to Recover Tainted Assets from Prominent Tory Donor
Berlin, 7 October 2021 The undersigned members of Uzbek civil society today call upon the UK...
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Punitive Psychiatric Detention: Uzbekistan’s Lasting Legacy of Soviet Repression
On August 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan confirmed the rulings of a district and...
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Punitive Psychiatric Detention in Uzbekistan: Silencing Human Rights Activists
A new report by Uzbek Forum for Human Rights (Uzbek Forum), Punitive Psychiatric Detention in...
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Government Investment Fund a ‘Piggy Bank’ for Conglomerate Tied to Uzbekistan’s First Family
Uzbek conglomerate, the Orient Group, has experienced a meteoric rise during the Presidency of...
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30 Years of Independence for Uzbekistan, but not for Uzbek Citizens
Uzbekistan’s anniversary of 30 years of independence is a day on which Uzbek citizens, may ask...
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