Human rights organizations have prepared a report on the situation of children and mothers in prison for publication at the 91st session of the UN Committee on the rights of child. Representatives of the initiative groups “Open Line” and “House of Human Rights” from Uzbekistan, the Association “Human Rights in Central Asia” (AHRCA, France) with […]
Two suicide attempts by prisoners in colony No. 49 (Almalyk, Tashkent region) were recorded by human rights activists from the initiative groups of Klara Sakharova and Tatyana Dovlatova. Khodjiakbar Sultanboev opened his veins on August 6, he was quickly bandaged and sent to a punishment cell. Already there, on August 9, he tried to hang […]
The story about the attempted suicide of a prisoner in colony No. 7 in Tavaksay (Tashkent region) was replenished with another episode. As human rights activists found out, a certain Timur also decided to commit suicide along with Alisher Yakubov. On July 25, fleeing from persecution by the head of the colony, Sharafutdin Usmanov, they […]
Madiyar Orazbaev died after being beaten and tortured. He was detained on July 3 during protests in Nukus against proposed constitutional changes. This was reported by a source of the independent publication Asiaterra.info. Madiyar Orazbaev was arrested on July 3 along with his brother and a neighbor named Ruslan. During interrogation, he was severely beaten […]
On June 26, Karakalpak blogger Kural Rametov published critical comments on the amendments to the Constitution of Uzbekistan on social networks. Shortly thereafter, law enforcement officers detained him at his workplace. According to non-governmental sources of the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA, France), the Interior Ministry officers tortured him with electric shocks. […]
The fifth day continues the hunger strike in colony-7 (Tavaksay, Tashkent region) prisoner Sarvar Tashmukhamedov. The reason was the beating by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in retaliation for communicating with human rights activists. On July 1, the leader of the human rights group, Klara Sakharova, and the head of the Open […]
On June 24, 73-year-old journalist and writer Zokir Hasanzoda was detained in Samarkand region. He was taken to the Regional Department of Internal Affairs, but the admission of his lawyer was refused. Relatives reported diabetes and two heart attacks of the detained journalist. In addition, after the detention, the journalist wasn’t fed, which could drastically […]
Torture against prisoners in colony No.6 (Papskiy district, Namangan region) is a common practice of prison staff. This was confirmed by independent human rights activists in the course of alternative monitoring of the observance of the law in penitentiary institutions. In most cases, the victims don’t protest, fearing reprisals. The mother of the convicted Ruslan […]
International human rights organizations have published the report “Like on another planet: gay, bisexual men and trans* people face violence, imprisonment and discrimination in Uzbekistan”. Information provided to IPHR by the National Center for Human Rights of Uzbekistan (NCHR) and the Commissioner for Human Rights of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan (Legislative Chamber of Parliament) in […]
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