22.09.2022
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Kyrgyzstan: after criticism of human rights activists, the authorities began to build a new detention center

The old isolation ward will be demolished and replaced with a new one that meets the standards for keeping suspects. Employees of the National Center for the Prevention of Torture of Kyrgyzstan made an intermediate visit to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Chon-Alai district of the Osh region. In December last year, the […]

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Kyrgyzstan: a convict with one lung does not receive the necessary treatment in the colony

One of the convicts of correctional colony No. 27, who had previously had one lung completely removed by doctors, is not receiving treatment, as there are no prescribed medicines in the institution. During a visit to correctional colony No. 27, one of the prisoners turned to the employees of the National Center for the Prevention […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Human rights defenders demand independent investigation of all deaths in prisons

The human rights movement “One World (Bir Duino)” appealed to President Sadyr Japarov and the Ombudsman regarding the need to conduct urgent, comprehensive investigations into the deaths of citizens under investigation and serving sentences in closed institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to human rights activists, new cases of extrajudicial executions in closed institutions in […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Political scientist, who was suspected of treason, was hospitalized

On June 9, political scientist Marat Kazakpaev’s health deteriorated sharply; an ambulance was called for him. Doctors took him to the Clinical Hospital No.1 in Bishkek Since April 14, 2021, Marat Kazakpaev has been held in the pre-trial detention center of the State Committee for National Security under Article 307 of part 1 “Treason” of […]

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Kyrgyzstan: 10 people with mental illness are illegally kept in isolation ward

Based on the results of a special visit to the closed penitentiary institution No.25 in Osh, organized by the Regional Office of the National Center for the Prevention of Torture, facts of violations of the maintenance of prisoners with mental illness were revealed. The monitoring was attended by the regional representative of the National Center […]

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Kyrgyzstan: A patient of a psycho-neurological institution complained of beatings

On April 18, the National Center for the Prevention of Torture received a report that a hospital attendant had beaten a patient in Tokmok’s psycho-neurological institution No.1. Based on the appeal, the Center’s employees visited this institution. During the conversation, the victim said that on January 17, when he was smoking in the toilet, the […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Woman, convicted of possessing extremist material, files complaint with UN Committee on Women’s Rights

The public association “Human Rights Movement: Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan” (One World – Kyrgyzstan) announced that it had filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee to protect the rights of the Kyrgyz woman who was accused of possessing extremist materials. It’s noted that the complaint was filed 4.5 years after the incident that occurred on […]

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Kyrgyzstan: The detainee cut her wrists to protest pressure

Blogger Batmakan Zholdubayeva, who is in a temporary detention center after the death of the journalist, opened her veins. This was reported in the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of Batken region.  With injuries, the woman was taken to the traumatology department of the regional hospital of Batken, where she got medical […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Compensation for illegal 9 months in the detention center was denied

The Pervomaiskiy District Court dismissed a claim of 1 million KGS for human rights violations. It was this amount that the convict estimated his own suffering in the temporary detention center, where he spent 9 months instead of the prescribed 48 hours. For a long time, a resident of Uzgen region, 28-year-old Adilet Asanov, was […]

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