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Uzbekistan All talk By Steve Crawshaw, UN advocacy director Published in Guardian online Uzbekistan has been trying to persuade the EU that it has put aside repression and censorship. Don't believe a word of it October 13, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Journalist Sentenced to 10 Years With Repression Continuing, EU Should Not Drop Sanctions Uzbek authorities should immediately and unconditionally release an independent journalist sentenced on October 10 on politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Solijon Abdurakhmanov, a journalist known for his critical reporting, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling drugs, an offense he did not commit. October 10, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: On Media Freedom, Talk Is Cheap As the EU prepares to reconsider its sanctions against Uzbekistan, a "media freedom" seminar in Tashkent should not be considered evidence of any improvement in the country's 17-year policy of suppressing free speech. October 6, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version Re: EU Policy Toward Uzbekistan EU policy toward Uzbekistan is at a crossroads. In two weeks’ time, you will decide on the fate of one of the most significant policies the EU has adopted in the name of human rights – the sanctions imposed in response to the May 2005 massacre at Andijan, in which Uzbek security forces killed hundreds of civilians, and the ensuing government crackdown on civil society. September 29, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Free Human Rights Activist Government Critic Held on Fabricated Charges, Ill-Treated in Custody Uzbek authorities should drop all charges against a human rights defender and opposition activist who faces politically motivated prosecution and immediately release him, Human Rights Watch said today. The trial against Akzam Turgunov resumes on September 16, 2008 in the remote town of Manget. Human Rights Watch also called on the authorities to ensure that Turgunov gets medical care for burns he suffered from ill-treatment in custody. September 16, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Five Activists Win Human Rights Watch Awards Honored for Courage in Exposing Abuse and Seeking Justice Five brave and selfless advocates of human rights from Burma, Congo, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan have been awarded the prestigious 2008 Human Rights Defender Awards, Human Rights Watch said today. All five have been persecuted and threatened for their work. One winner, Saudi lawyer Abd al-Rahman al-Lahim, is, which Human Rights Watch urges the Saudi government lift so that he may receive his award in person in London. September 15, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Release Independent Journalist Trial of Government Critic Begins Uzbek authorities should drop all charges against an independent journalist facing politically motivated prosecution and release him, Human Rights Watch said today. Salijon Abdurakhmanov, a journalist known for his critical reporting of the authorities, goes on trial on September 12, 2008, in Nukus, the capital city of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan, 1,100 kilometers west of Tashkent. September 12, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Human Rights Watch Representative Banned EU Meeting in Tashkent Should Condemn Uzbek Backtracking The Uzbek government has banned Human Rights Watch’s representative, in direct defiance of the European Union’s express call for the organization’s Tashkent director to be accredited, Human Rights Watch said today. This is the first time that a Human Rights Watch representative has been banned from Uzbekistan. July 24, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Uzbekistan’s farcical media freedom conference Joint Statement by Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group, Open Society Institute and Reporters Sans Frontieres The “International seminar on freedom of media in a modern democratic society” in Tashkent on 9-10 June 2008, is a sad farce and an empty shadow of the European Union’s original intention to hold a meaningful meeting. June 10, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Rights Activist Mutabar Tojibaeva Released 11 Other Rights Advocates Remain in Prison Uzbek human rights defender and government critic Mutabar Tojibaeva was released from the Tashkent Women’s Prison, where she was serving an eight-year prison sentence for her human rights activities, said Human Rights Watch said today. June 2, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Uzbek Human Rights Activist Honored Human Rights Watch today announced that Mutabar Tojibaeva, an Uzbek human rights defender, has been selected to receive the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in 2008. Tojibaeva is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for her outspoken criticism of the Uzbek government following the 2005 massacre in Andijan. May 14, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Kyrgyzstan: Do Not Return Asylum Seeker to Uzbekistan Kyrgyz authorities should not forcibly return an Uzbek asylum seeker to Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch said today. May 13, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Repression Linked to 2005 Massacre Rife EU, US Should Press for Justice, Protection for Andijan Refugees The Uzbek government continues to persecute people it believes have any connection with the May 2005 unrest in Andijan, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. May 12, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version “Saving its Secrets” Government Repression in Andijan
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-318-8 May 12, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 236 KB, 49 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Letter to Kazakh Government against Extradition of Asylum Seeker I am writing to urge that the government of Kazakhstan refrain from extraditing to Uzbekistan Rafik Rakhmonov, an Uzbek asylum seeker. Extraditing Rakhmonov to Uzbekistan would violate Kazakhstan’s international obligations as a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1984 United Nations Convention against Torture. May 7, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version EU: Keep Momentum for Rights Reform in Uzbekistan Maintain Leverage Provided by Sanctions The European Union should maintain its sanctions regime on Uzbekistan until Tashkent delivers on key human rights demands, Human Rights Watch said today. April 26, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to EU on Uzbekistan Sanctions Review We are writing in advance of the upcoming Council review of EU policy toward Uzbekistan, at which we urge you to reaffirm the clear human rights demands articulated by the October 2007 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC), and ensure the integrity of the sanctions regime by keeping it in place until all assessment criteria set by the EU have been met. April 16, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Letter to Foreign Minister Kouchner on the EU Central Asia Strategy In recent months there have been a few positive human rights developments in the region, including notably in Uzbekistan the release from prison of a half-dozen wrongfully detained human rights defenders and an agreement granting ICRC access to prisons. While these developments are to be welcomed, they should not eclipse the overall abysmal state of human rights in the country, and indeed in the region as a whole. April 8, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version EU: Urge Rights Reform in Central Asia EU and Central Asian Leaders to Discuss Strategy at Ashgabat Meeting The European Union should establish human rights benchmarks for Central Asian governments and make their fulfillment a core objective of its Central Asia Strategy, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. April 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Benchmarks, Consultations and Transparency Making the EU Central Asia Strategy an Effective Tool for Human Rights Improvements This 15-page briefing paper proposes specific benchmarks for each Central Asian country, and urges the EU to clearly link progress on the goals with possible future benefits. A similar position was also taken by the European Parliament in its February 20 resolution, which called for the strategy to include a “definition of clear objectives and priorities for the EU’s relations with each of the five countries,” including in human rights. April 8, 2008 Background Briefing Also available in
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The Andijan Massacre: Video, Audio and Photo Essay  Umida Niazova, July, 2006. © 2007 Private.  Photograph of Uzbek rights defender Saidjahon Zainabitdinov in Andijan, Uzbekistan April 2005. © 2005 Private  Human Rights Defenders in Uzbekistan.  
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