Tag: forced labor

Will Uzbekistan Finally Solve the Problem of Forced Labor Through Mechanization

Jan 26, 2026 | Reports

Uzbekistan has spent the last decade working to reform its notorious cotton sector, which once...

Punished for Obedience: Officials Become Victims of Uzbekistan’s Cotton System

Sep 16, 2025 | Human Rights Alerts

Dilfuza Toshmatova, deputy hokim of Sariosiyo district of Surkhandarya region, became the first...

Deputy hokim of Sariosiyo district, Surkhandarya region, forces mahalla employees to find pickers

Sep 9, 2025 | Human Rights Alerts

A video has surfaced showing a local Uzbek official coercing community workers to pick cotton and recruit others under threat of job loss. The footage reveals deep-rooted pressure tactics amid a labor shortage, despite legal prohibitions on forced labor.

Uzbek Farmer: “I would like the truth to be told.”

Sep 4, 2025 | Human Rights Alerts

Farmer Shavkat Kudratov from Uzbekistan’s Shakhrisabz district describes how the local hokim deprived him of water, crops, and even his car in retaliation for criticism. He warns that if he is arrested or disappears, the responsibility lies with hokim Samad Khasanov. Uzbek Forum calls for urgent investigation.

Полицейское насилие в Узбекистане: два случая, мало ответов

Sep 3, 2025 | Publications in Russian

Новое расследование описывает два недавних случая полицейского насилия в Узбекистане. Пострадавшие получили серьёзные травмы, подтверждённые медицинскими данными. Несмотря на то, что власти юридически обязаны расследовать пытки, власти затягивают дела, не отстраняют причастных сотрудников и допускают исчезновение доказательств — что укрепляет систему безнаказанности.