Mikhail Dmitrivich Ardzinov, head of the Independent Human Rights Organization of Uzbekistan in June 1999, after Uzbek police detained and beat him. Another rights defender, Shovrik Ruzimuradov, member of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, was detained in 2001 and died in custody, allegedly from torture by police. © 1999 Acacia Shields/Human Rights Watch << Previous | Index | Next >> MORE ON: Human Rights in Uzbekistan |