28.03.2024
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Uzbekistan: Ombudsman is dissatisfied with human rights activists for disseminating facts about torture

Information about the use of torture was disseminated by the press service of the Commissioner for Human Rights under the Oliy Majlis [the Senate]. “One employee of law enforcement agencies was detained for torture, 11 were brought to disciplinary responsibility. According to the results of the inspection of the Prosecutor General’s Office, 4 criminal cases

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Uzbekistan: Businessman became disabled after being tortured

Abdukadyr Berdimuradov, a resident of the city of Dashtabod, turned to the leader of the Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan, Elena Urlaeva, for help and protection, without obtaining justice in a legal manner. On August 27, 2022, the businessman was detained without any reason by employees of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Dashtabod

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Uzbekistan: Only 4 criminal cases were initiated on 126 allegations of torture

The Prosecutor General’s Office distributed statistical data on the fight against torture from January to August this year. On September 21, Talibjon Umarov, head of the Department, reported at a briefing about 126 complaints from citizens about torture by law enforcement agencies. He stated that after reviewing them, only four cases had been confirmed. The

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Uzbekistan: Women in prisons are forced to terminate their pregnancies

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

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Uzbekistan: two more prisoners of the colony tried to commit suicide

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

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Uzbekistan: prisoner tried to commit suicide after systematic bullying

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

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Uzbekistan: protester detained in Nukus dies after being tortured

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

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Uzbekistan: blogger tortured with electric shock for opinions on constitutional amendments

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.

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Uzbekistan: prisoner goes on hunger strike after beatings

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

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