Category Archives: Complaints to UN
Joint statement: Uzbekistan must start genuine cooperation with the UN!
UZBEKISTAN MUST START GENUINE COOPERATION WITH THE UN
1 August 2017 —The Presidency of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who took over from Islam Karimov in September 2016, has failed to take any measurable steps to implement its international human rights obligations and to cooperate fully with the United Nations.
Two years ago, the UN Human Rights Committee1 found the Uzbek government responsible for the torture and ill-treatment of prominent Uzbek human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva, who was tortured, raped and forcibly sterilized in Uzbekistan.
http://www.redress.org/downloads/unhrc-decision-mutabar-ccpr-c-114-d-2234-2013.pdf
The Committee found multiple violations of her rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (to which Uzbekistan acceded in 1995), committed by Uzbekistan in response to her human rights work, including her right to be free from torture and ill-treatment; to liberty and security; to a fair trial; to freedom of expression and to be protected against discrimination on the grounds of sex and opinion.
United Nations Human Rights of the high commissioner: A decision on the case Azimjan Askarov
1. The author of the communication is Mr.Azimjan Askarov, a Kyrgyz national born in 1951. He claims that the State party has violated his rights under article 2; article 7, separately, and in conjunction with article 2 (3); article 9, paragraph (1); article 10, paragraph 1; article 14, paragraphs (1), (2), (3) (b), (e) and (5); article 19 and 26, of the Covenant. The Optional Protocol entered into force for the State party on 7 January 1995. The author is represented by counsel.
Letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Honorary Chair
The Most Reverend Desmond M.Tutu
April 1, 2016
By fax: + 41 (0) 22.917.90.06 and
email: urgent-action@ohchr.org
Mr.Michel Forst
Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders c/o Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Palais Wilson United Nations Office at Geneva CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
RE: Arbitrary Detention of Salijon Abdurakhmanov, Azam Farmonov, Gaybullo Jalilov, Dilmurod Saidov, and Akzam Turgunov (Uzbekistan)
Freedom Now: Submission to the Human Rights Committee
Honorary Chair
The Most Reverend Desmond M.Tutu
FREEDOM NOW – COMMUNICATION TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
FOR THE EXAMINATION OF UZBEKISTAN’S STATE PARTY REPORT
(114 TH SESSION)
JUNE 3, 2015
Introduction
1. Freedom Now individually submits this report to assist the Human Rights Committee (Committee) in its review of Uzbekistan’s record of compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Covenant). Freedom Now is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Washington, D.C. that seeks to free prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political, and public relations advocacy efforts.1 Since 2008, Freedom Now has worked on cases of arbitrary detention in Uzbekistan.
Russia: Another refugee is under threat to be illegally extradited to Uzbekistan
Family members of Uzbek refugee Bakhodir Karimov told “Jarayon”, that the Russian court extended his detention for another month.
Tatiana, the spouse of Uzbek refugee Bakhodir Karimov, told Jarayon that on 7 November the Samara court extended her husband detention until 9 December. In the court, Tatiana was allowed to talk to her husband and take his picture. In the photo provided by Tatyana Karimova, it is easy to see that Bakhodir’s hair turned gray since his detention.
Petition to UN Human Rights Committee (Azamjon Formonov)
Communication
to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
In the case of
Azamjon FORMONOV
Against
Republic of Uzbekistan
submitted for consideration under the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
to
The United Nations Human Rights Committee
c/o Petition Team
Office of the High Commission for Human Rights
United Nations Office Geneva
