A Dark Cloud: No Space for Freedom of Expression in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan
Berlin, June 18, 2025 Today, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights publishes the report, “A Dark Cloud: No...
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Belgium’s Return of Assets to Uzbekistan Fails to Meet International Standards and Increases Risk of Future Misuse
This statement concerns the recovery of assets by Belgium that originated from bribes allegedly...
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Uzbekistan: Increasing Farmers’ Autonomy Critical To Address Forced Labor Risks And Attract Responsible Sourcing
Uzbekistan should reinforce reforms to address structural issues that contribute to ongoing forced...
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Uzbekistan: International human rights organizations call on President Mirziyoyev to veto “undesirable” foreigners law
The undersigned international human rights organisations express profound alarm at the recent...
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Sericulture: Is Change Coming?
By Yuliy Yusupov In March 2023, I published an article “Sericulture in Uzbekistan: ineffective...
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Cotton Campaign Calls for Investigation of Attack on Uzbek Human Rights Activist Umida Niyazova
Uzbek Government Should Take Urgent Action to Protect Independent Monitoring and Reporting on...
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“International Organizations Cannot Help You. Do not speak to them.”
Cotton producer Indorama Agro silences workers speaking out against rights violations while...
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UZBEK COTTON HARVEST 2023: RISK OF FORCED LABOR REMAINS HIGH
February 1, 2024 (Berlin) – Today, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights published its report on the...
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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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