Category Archives: Uzbekistan
Solidzhon Abdurakhmanov was not allowed to see his son
Journalist Solidzhon Abdurakhmanov, kept in the prison in Karshi, was not allowed to see his son Davron, who came to the prison for a short visit.
That was reported to Jarayon by the journalist’s spouse Shukurzhon Abdurakhmanova.
According to her, the prison officials issued permission for Davron to visit his father, who arrived to the Karshi prison. The father and the son were brought into the visiting room and they saw each other on the two sides of the mirror. However, the prison staff took Solidzhon Abdurakhmanov out of the room before the father and the son even managed to take their seats at the phones to talk to each other.
UN creates red tape in regard to Erkin Musayev’s case
Aidzhon Musayev, the father of former Uzbekistan Defense Ministry employee Erkin Musayev, applied to “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization with a complaint asserting that in fact UN decisions made regarding his son’s case do not work.
“There are two UN decisions made regarding the case of my son. These decisions of the Working Group of the UN Committee on Human Rights were made in May 2008 and March 2012. The local authorities still ignore these two documents. On the basis of these UN resolutions, we appealed to the Presidential Administration, the Prosecutor General, the Supreme Court and other relevant authorities of Uzbekistan to reconsider my son’s case and bring a fair verdict. However, unfortunately there is nothing substantial in the responses we received from these bodies,” Aidzhon Musayev told “Jarayon”.
Dilmurod Sayid expected early release or transfer to penal colony
Relatives of jailed independent journalist Dilmurod Sayid told Jarayon that people from above prevent his release.
They also provided “Jarayon”with a scanned version of his letters and poems, which he addressed to his friends and colleagues at large. The letter and poems were written on February 2014, but reached his relatives after a while.
Obid Saidov, Dilmurod Sayid’s younger brother, told Jarayon on 5 April that one of his brother’s friends delivered him the letter and poems.
The new criminal case against human rights defender Ganikhon Mamatkhonov should be stopped, he should be immediately released.
The new criminal case against human rights defender Ganikhon Mamatkhonov should be stopped, he should be immediately released.
By this joint statement, Fiery Hearts Club International Human Rights Organization (France) and Ezgulik Human Rights Society (Uzbekistan) express a deep concern about the fate of famous Uzbek human rights defender Ganikhon Mamatkhonov.
On the occasion of European Union – Uzbekistan dialogue
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are well aware that earlier this week Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, attended the European Dialogue – Uzbekistan dialogue. We write to inform You on the serious, systematic and ongoing human rights violations of the Uzbek people, including the situation of civil society activists, religious prisoners, transparency and openness in the EU-Uzbekistan dialogue, the recent undemocratic initiatives of president Karimov to amend the Uzbek Constitution, and state-orchestrated forced labour of children and adults during annual cotton harvesting season and encourage You to urge the Uzbek government to sincerely address those issues.
Torture victims from Uzbekistan organized “For Life without Torture” initiative group
Uzbek human rights activists state that annually, hundreds of people become victims of torture, and most of them die in Uzbekistan’s prisons.
The initiative group “For Life without Torture” was organized following an initiative of three families, torture victims from Uzbekistan: the Tadjibayevs from France, the Ortikovs from the U.S.A and the Ruzievs from Holland.
The Group will operate under “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization. They timed the establishment of the group to 24 March, the International Day of the Right to Truth about Gross Human Rights Violations and Dignity of Victims.
Mutabar Tadjibayeva: Briefing on human rights situation in Uzbekistan
Presented to the EU – Uzbekistan meeting, Brussels, 14 March 2014.
The EU is preparing for the next series of discussions of the situation in Uzbekistan. International Association Human Rights“Fiery Hearts Club” takes this opportunity to analyze in this paper the current trends and development in the human rights situation of Uzbekistan, its relations with the European Union as well as draws the bloc’s attention to the major human rights problems and their solutions.
While focusing on the perspectives of human rights situation in Uzbekistan probably it will make a good entry point to mention that today human rights issue is perceived by the Uzbek authorities first of all as a political issue, the flow of which can have significant influence on the Uzbekistani internal and external politics.
Ganikhon Mamatkhonov was thrown into a punishment cell for going to toilet three times without permission
Relatives of Ganikhon Mamatkhonov, a well-known human rights activist from Fergana, informed “Jarayon” that the Navoi prison administration refuses to inform them about his whereabouts.
On March 21, a “Jarayon”journalist managed to talk on the phone with Zhaloliddin Mamatkhonov, a son of Ganikhon Mamathonov, a prominent human rights activist from Ferghana, an activist of the International Organization for Human Rights Protection. Zhaloliddin Mamatkhonov spoke about the reason of his father punishment in an isolation ward.
Mutabar Tadjbayeva: Location of Ulugbek Ostonov remains unknown
Family members of Ulugbek Ostonov, extradited from Almaty to Tashkent in 2011, including 29 Muslim refugees, have expressed concerns about his life.
A few days ago relatives of Ulugbek Ostonov appealed to Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” international human rights organization. Ulugbek Ostonov is a young man, who was among the 29 Uzbek Muslim refugees extradited to Uzbekistan by the Kazakh authorities in the summer of 2011.
According to them, Ulugbek Ostonov’s whereabouts have remained unknown since December 2013.
We condemn putting Ganikhon Mamatkhonov in an isolation ward
Uzbek authorities have put 61-year old well-known Uzbek human rights defender Ganikhon Mamatkhonov in an isolation ward on the eve of his long-awaited release from the penal colony on March 10, 2014.
The human rights activist has been serving a 4.5 year sentence as a result of fabricated criminal case against him for his human rights activities. Ganikhon Mamatkhonov is considered a political prisoner; therefore his case requires special attention.
Fiery Hearts Club international human rights organization condemns putting famous Uzbek human rights activist Ganikhon Mamatkhonov in an isolation ward, and believes that the Uzbek authorities purposefully made such a step to extend the prison sentence of the human rights activist accusing him of alleged disobedience of rules of the administration penal institutions (Article 221 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan).
