25.09.2022
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In Tajikistan, another policeman was arrested for torture

In Tajikistan, the investigator of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tursunzade, Eradj Naimov, was taken into custody. He is suspected of using torture against a local resident, Khasan Yodgorov, who had previously been falsely accused of murder, according to the Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan. Recall that at the […]

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HRW: Tajikistan continues repressions against critics of power

The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch in its regular report criticized the situation in Tajikistan. We offer our readers excerpts from this report. Tajikistan’s dire human rights situation worsened further in 2019. Authorities continued a crackdown on government critics, jailing opposition activists, journalists, and even social media users perceived to be disloyal for […]

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In Tajikistan, 80% of suspects are tortured in investigatory isolation ward

  The another amendment to the legislation of Tajikistan should formally improve the situation in the pre-trial detention facilities in Tajikistan, however, according to experts, the real situation proves the opposite. The lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan adopted amendments to the law “On the procedure and conditions for the detention of suspects, accused […]

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Expert: Law enforcement agencies are organizers of 40% of crimes in Tajikistan

How much does a judge’s chair cost? What part of the bribes does the President’s family take? And why are law enforcement agencies fabricating thousands of criminal cases? A former judge from Tajikistan said this in interview with ACCA. Last week, the President of Tajikistan, during the meeting with members of the judiciary, severely criticized […]

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The lawyer, who complained about torture in Tajikistan, was revoked his license

The court of the Sino metropolitan area made the decision concerning the case of the young lawyer Abdulaziz Abdurahmonzoda, accused under the article 247 part 2 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. He was sentenced to pay a fine of 365 estimate indicators, which amounts to $2000. This was reported by […]

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In Tajikistan, parliamentarians will tighten punishment for torture

The lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan approved amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic, which proposes to tighten legislation for the use of torture, Asiaplus reports. Proposing amendments to the deputies, the Minister of Justice of Tajikistan, Rustam Shokhmurod, at a regular meeting of the lower house of Parliament on October 16, […]

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Tajik Prosecutor General’s office refused to open a case of torture of a lawyer

“The Prosecutor General’s office of Tajikistan refused to initiate criminal proceedings on the facts of torture specified in the statement of the young lawyer Abdulaziz Abdurahmonzoda,” reports the NGO “Independent Center for the protection of human rights”. Saidbek Nuriddinov, chairman of the Union of lawyers of the Republic of Tajikistan and at the same time […]

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In Tajikistan, police officers torture and rape women

For a day and a half, officers of the Internal Affairs Department of Vakhsh region brutally mocked and tortured a 24-year-old resident of the district, forcing her to take the blame for theft. After long hours of torture, the young woman was made an injection, that paralyzed her, and she was raped. The Prosecutor General’s […]

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UN Committee acknowledges the fact of torture on Ismanov’s case against Tajikistan

The Human Rights Committee has brought the considerations concerning Ismanov’s case against Tajikistan in accordance with the Facultative Protocol to the International Pact on civil and political rights. This was reported by the Public Foundation Notabene. Recall, on September 3, 2011, there was a powerful blast in the courtyard of the Regional Office for the […]

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