Uzbekistan: Backsliding on Religious Freedom Promises
Muslims Prosecuted; Faith Face Registration Obstacles

June 7, 2023
“Onward, Karakalpaks!,” shouted blogger and lawyer Daulet Tazhimuratov from his glass cage in the Tashkent courtroom on June 5, minutes after his appeal trial concluded and a judge left his 16-year prison sentence intact.
Muslims Prosecuted; Faith Face Registration Obstacles
Independence, Legal Aid, Appeals Rights Needed to Provide Effective Remedy
Torture and Other Ill-Treatment, Indifference to Violent Assaults
Court Releases, Reduces Sentences of 14 Other Karakalpakstan Defendants
UN Experts Urge Affected Communities’ Participation in Negotiations
EU Should Take Action Against New Rule of Law Backsliding
EU Council, Commission Should Listen to Parliament, Drop Migration-Trade Benefits Link
Exceptions for Medically Unnecessary “Normalizing” Operations on Intersex Children
Research by Human Rights Watch suggests Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan may be guilty of war crimes
Muslims Prosecuted; Faith Face Registration Obstacles
Ruling Party Aims to End Key Role of Non-Government Groups