I. Introduction1. This intervention by Human Rights Watch and the AIRE Centre includes commentary on the treatment of Uzbek nationals extradited or otherwise returned to Uzbekistan; analysis of the lack of independent access to places of detention in Uzbekistan; and an assessment of the growing international recognition of the real risk of torture and ill-treatment faced by persons wanted by the Uzbek authorities. It analyzes states’ reliance upon diplomatic assurances against torture and ill-treatment in extradition and other transfer contexts, and includes relevant international, regional, and national jurisprudence regarding the use of assurances against torture and ill-treatment. It provides an analysis on the nexus between reliance on such assurances and the prohibition on return to face a real risk of treatment prohibited by Article 3. |