Remembering Andijan
On the fifteenth anniversary of the Andijan massacre in May 2005 that killed an estimated 500...
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Human Rights News
Local Authorities Continue to Show Contempt for Farmers and Rule of Law
On April 28, 2020, the hokimiyat of the Kuyi-Chirchik district of the Tashkent region sent...
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Sardoba Dam Collapse – Another Example of Uzbekistan’s ‘Old Ways’?
As a result of the dam break at the Sardoba reservoir, serious damage was caused to settlements,...
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On the other side of the fence: Report on human rights monitoring in places of detention in Uzbekistan
Uzbek prison guard: “Your life costs only 50 cents. It is a price of a piece of paper used to...
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Uzbekistan: New Law Further Undermines Lawyer Client Confidentiality
Amendments expand the power of the prosecutor to conduct surveillance of communications between...
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Can communities lead their own development in places where civil society is severely restricted? Development banks think so.
By Ishita Petkar and Lynn Schweisfurth In recent years, Uzbekistan has embarked on a...
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Failure to Register – Please Submit Again: Uzbek Human Rights NGO Rejected Once More
The latest refusal by the Uzbek authorities to register Chiroq, an independent human rights...
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COTTON CLUSTERS AND THE DESPAIR OF UZBEK FARMERS: LAND CONFISCATIONS, BLANK CONTRACTS AND FAILED PAYMENTS
Executive summary The privatization of Uzbekistan’s cotton sector has led to the establishment of...
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Cotton Harvest in Uzbekistan – 2019
Findings of Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights Summary Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF)...
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Call for Transparency and Accountability in the Return of Gulnara Karimova Stolen Assets to Uzbekistan
Federal Assembly of Switzerland Swiss Federal Council Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs...
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Tricks, Threats and Deception: Registering an NGO in Uzbekistan
For anyone following the reform process in Uzbekistan, it is apparent that the country is changing...
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Propiska: Uzbekistan Abolishes Soviet-Style Residency Restrictions
On February 17, Deputy Minister of the Interior, Aziz Ikramov, made a public statement that...
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