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Uzbek human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva wins UN ruling

Human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva with Mary Lawlor, Executive Director of Front Line Defenders, at the 2011 Dublin Platform

In a landmark case, the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has ruled in favour of human rights defender Ms Mutabar Tadjibayeva, who was arrested, tortured, raped and forcedly sterilised by Uzbek authorities.

On 6 October 2015, the Committee – after determining that there was detailed evidence of the abuses she suffered – ruled that Uzbekistan is obligated to conduct an impartial investigation, to begin criminal proceedings against those responsible for the violations, and to offer compensation to Tabjibayeva.

“If I were told that I only have one day left to live, I would spend it fighting for human rights”

Mutabar FIDH
Portrait of Mutabar Tadjibaeva, Uzbek human rights defender.

If I were told that I only have one day left to live, I would spend it fighting for human rights,” says Mutabar Tadjibaeva, President of the organization Fiery Hearts Club. The 52-year-old Uzbek journalist and activist arrived in France in 2009 as a political refugee.