• Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Abuses in International Spotlight
    Apr 22, 2013
    Press release
    Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan’s highly repressive policies are coming up for rare international scrutiny on April 22 and 24, 2013. United Nations member countries gathering at the Human Rights Council in Geneva under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) procedure should seize the opportunity to expose and denounce the ongoing repression in both countries and press for concrete steps to end abuses.
  • Turkmenistan: EU Should Press Foreign Minister on Rights
    Apr 8, 2013
    Press release
    European Union officials should press the Turkmen foreign minister for concrete human rights improvements during his meetings in Brussels on April 9, 2013.
  • Turkmenistan: Activists Freed After Unjust Jailing
    Feb 17, 2013
    Press release
    Two Turkmen civil society activists convicted on politically motivated charges were freed on February 16, 2013, after serving out their prison terms. Sapardurdy Khajiev and Annakurban Amanklychev, wrongfully imprisoned since their arrest in June 2006, suffer numerous health problems from their incarceration.
  • Central Asia: Widespread Rights Abuse, Repression
    Jan 31, 2013
    Press release
    Kazakh and Uzbek authorities intensified persecution of outspoken government critics in 2012, while none of the five Central Asian governments seriously tackled longstanding, grave human rights abuses, such as widespread impunity for torture.