Land Taken, Justice Denied: An Uzbek Farmer’s Battle Against State Seizure of Land
Nasiba Turdieva, a farmer from the Yakkabog district of Kashkadarya region, has been fighting for...
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Development Finance
Uzbekistan’s Water Crisis Spells Debts for Farmers
Uzbekistan’s drip-irrigation drive has left farmers with loans, sham installations, and missing subsidies. The Abdullaev case illustrates how poor oversight and patronage can turn conservation funding into debt risk.
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When Development Finance Does More Harm than Good: The Case of Indorama Agro in Uzbekistan
In January 2025, Indorama Agro abruptly prepaid its loans and walked away from its contractual...
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Joint statement: Urgent Call on the IFC and the EBRD for Remedy and Accountability at Indorama Agro, Uzbekistan
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, call on the International Finance Corporation...
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EBRD’s Independent Project Accountability Mechanism investigates the Indorama Agro cotton project in Uzbekistan
Following multiple allegations of human rights violations by Indorama Agro on a controversial...
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Human Rights Due Diligence: Assessing Risk for German Companies in Uzbekistan’s Textile Sector
[Berlin, 12 December] – Uzbek Forum for Human Rights has released a new report on the...
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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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Complaint Filed against EBRD: Labor Rights Violations, Land Grabs and Exploitation at Cotton Producer Indorama Agro in Uzbekistan
ўзбек тилида юклаш On August 3, 2023, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights (Uzbek Forum), assisted...
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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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How EU-banned pesticides ended up in rubber farms in Ghana with funding from EU public banks
On April 19, 2023 GhanaGuardian published an article about the European funding of Indorama Agro project in Ghana. Read the full article here.
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Controversy Rocks Better Cotton’s Uzbek Program
On February 14, 2023 Sourcing Journal published an article about the labour rights concerns in Better Cotton’s recently launched program in Uzbekistan. Read the full article here.
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