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Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Abuses in International Spotlight

Press release
Apr 22, 2013

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.
Universal Periodic Review: Joint HRW Submission on Turkmenistan with Freedom Now and the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights - Submitted in October 2012

Written statement
Apr 19, 2013
Turkmenistan: EU Should Press Foreign Minister on Rights

Press release
Apr 8, 2013

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

Press release
Feb 17, 2013

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

Press release
Jan 31, 2013

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.