December 2011 ойлик архив

Uzbekistan: Free Human Rights Defender Gaybullo Jalilov and All Prisoners of Conscience

International Human Rights Committee Blog (American Bar Association)

By: Patrick Griffith

Earlier this month, on December 10, rights activists around the world celebrated International Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Although the UDHR was passed by the UN General Assembly 65 years ago, its promise remains unfulfilled in states like Uzbekistan, where the government continues to persecute its own citizens for peacefully exercising their fundamental human rights.